In October 2001, letters containing virulent anthrax bacteria were sent through the U.S. mail. Between October 4 and November 20, 2001, 22 individuals developed anthrax and 5 of these cases were fatal ...

After a three-year effort, scientists have determined the crystal structure of edema factor, a toxic protein secreted by Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria that causes anthrax.1 Edema factor (EF) works ...

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and blood-filled tissues. The bacteria that cause anthrax are called Bacillus ...

With the emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) “super bugs” the need for new bactericidal approaches is growing in urgency. Compounding the threat of MDR, is the rise of antibiotic resistance in ...

The spectacular southwestern desert is alive with Bacillus anthracis spores, and the summer is the hottest on record. As a new veterinary epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The horrors of Nazi medical experiments during World War II are widely known, but Japan's Unit 731 in occupied China remains a ...

Anthrax-causing bacteria can be engineered to shed their invisibility cloaks, making it easier for the immune system to eradicate it, according to a new study published in Microbiology. The work could ...

Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin (LT) is a determinant of lethal anthrax. Its function in myeloid cells is required for bacterial dissemination, and LT itself can directly trigger dysfunction of the ...

At least one person has died while 222 others were treated and discharged from hospital after consuming meat from a cow that had died of anthrax in a village in Maua, Meru County.The death occurred in ...