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 ...

(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 ...

For many years, emergency service terrorism training programs have warned about the potential use of biological materials by terrorists. Anthrax threats had become the bomb threats of the late 1990s ...

The year’s first case of anthrax in North Dakota’s cattle herd has been identified in Stark County. Anthrax is caused by the naturally occurring bacteria Bacillus anthracis and it can lie dormant in ...

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

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 ...

Anthrax, for all the panic it's causing, has killed only one person and infected eight others. But exposure doesn't guarantee disease, and the illness is treatable. The basic facts: What's the ...