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Sorters in the Wool industry sometimes get infected by a bacterium called ______, which causes a fatal blood disease called ‘Sorter’s Disease’.

  1. A
    Acetobacter pasteurianus
  2. B
    Anthrax
  3. C
    Edwardsiella
  4. D
    Melittangium boletus

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Sorter's disease is another name for Anthrax affecting people handling infected animal products like wool. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis.

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Sorters in the Wool industry sometimes get infected by a bacterium called ______, which causes a fatal blood disease called ‘Sorter’s Disease’.
A
Acetobacter pasteurianus
B
Anthrax
C
Edwardsiella
D
Melittangium boletus

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