Steenkamp, Pieter Johan; Van Heerden, Henriette; Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis
(Public Library of Science, 2018-01-18)
The spores of the soil-borne bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax are highly
resistant to adverse environmental conditions. Under ideal conditions, anthrax spores can
survive for many years in the soil. ...