WHAT IS ANTHRAX? Bacillus anthracis is a rod-shaped bacterium that typically appears–when outside a living host–in a dormant state, protected by a hard-shelled spore. Provided it is lodged in rich ...

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 ...

Anthrax, which is present in many soils, can come out of dormancy and cause sudden death in livestock. Although most picture the white powder developed in a laboratory and associated with the 2001 ...

Researchers from Harvard Medical School have discovered that the body's immune system initially detects the presence of anthrax spores by recognizing RNA molecules that coat the spores' surface. But ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Hannah Kinzer, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) The bacteria that ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - In the age-old battle between man and microbe, it pays to know your enemy. This is especially true for Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax. Tiny spores of this highly ...

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 ...

Authorities in Yanggu county, Shandong province, have shut down a cattle farm in the county's Qiji town after discovering ...

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 ...

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 ...