Assertion: anthrax's spore | /r/CapableOf | remain viable
Facets:
value: for decades
type: TEMPORAL
value: for centuries
type: TEMPORAL
value: for as many as 50 years
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the soil
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The spores are very stable and may remain viable for many years in soil and water.
text: Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the spores of which can remain viable in soil for up to 50 years and up to 200 years in bones of animals that have died of anthrax.
text: Most outbreaks occur in areas where animals have previous died of anthrax, as the spores remain viable for decades.
text: In 1876, Robert Koch, a Prussian physician considered one of the founders of bacteriology, isolated the anthrax bacillus and recorded that the bacillus could form spores which remained viable for long periods of time in hostile environments.
text: The spores are highly resistant to disinfectants and the weather and may remain viable in the soil for as many as 50 years.
text: The anthrax bacillum is one of only a few that can form long-lived spores: in a hostile environment, caused perhaps by the death of an infected host or extremes of temperature, the bacteria become inactive dormant spores which can remain viable for many decades and perhaps centuries.