Bacillus anthracis. B. anthracis occurs in two forms: vegetative cells ... It has a width of 1-1.2 µm, with a length of 3-5 µm and appears to have a chain-like structure under a microscope.

Minuscule changes in the size of Bacillus spores with increasing humidity may allow scientists to build a simple optical detector of anthrax spores. UC Berkeley physicists report in the online ...

By Millicent Eidson (Psych'79) (Maya Maguire Media, 340 pages; 2021) Buy the Book . The spectacular southwestern desert is alive with Bacillus anthracis spores, and the summer is the hottest on record ...