A Bacteriophage for B. anthracis

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Abstract
A bacteriophage highly potent for Bacillus anthracis was obtained from sewage. All of the typical anthrax strains studied, 11 in number, were susceptible to its action. It is possible to develop resistant strains of B. anthracis, in which the resistance is carried through the spore stage and maintained through repeated pasteurizations. Occurrence of secondary growth, with the strain of B. anthracis used in these exps., at least, seems to be dependent on number of organisms subjected to the lytic principle.

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