Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology Causative Agent of Anthrax: Bacillus anthracis Junin virus Yersinia anthracis Plasmodium genus Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Bacillus anthracis is the correct causative agent of anthrax, a gram-positive bacterial infection. Junin virus causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever, not anthrax. Yersinia is a different bacterial genus, and Plasmodium causes malaria.