title: Bacillus anthracis: current knowledge in relation to contamination of food.
abstract: In this article, information related to anthrax and its etiologic agent, Bacillus anthracis, in food is reviewed. The major topics discussed include the taxonomic relationship of B. anthracis to other Bacillus species, methods used for the recovery of the organism from surfaces and foods, routes of infection, the pathogenesis of the organism, the microbial ecology of the vegetative cell and spore in foods and the environment, chemical and physical treatments for spore inactivation, and the control of the disease in animals.
authors.affiliation: Center for Food Safety, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, Georgia 30223, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kornacki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022122:Anthrax Vaccines; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001694:Biological Warfare / Q000517:prevention & control; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000517:prevention & control; D004463:Ecology; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D022122:Anthrax Vaccines