Anthrax Bacterium's Deadly Secrets Probed Date: August 9, 2007 Source: Research Councils UK Summary: New insights into why the bug that causes anthrax behaves in the unusual way that it does have ...

Anthrax, otherwise known as the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a deadly serious infectious disease that kills without question if its toxins reach a host's cells.; A new treatment developed by ...

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria live in soil and usually infect wild and domestic animals, such as goats, cattle and sheep.

Capping nearly three years of dogged analysis, a Maryland-based team of scientists has unveiled the entire genetic code of the bacterium that causes anthrax. The work, on a strain virtually ...

A killer bacterium The spores that cause anthrax -- Bacillus anthracis -- occur widely in soil, and the skin form of the infection used to be common, especially among livestock and people who work ...

Army scientists have discovered a way to "trick" the bacterium that causes anthrax into shedding its protective covering, making it easier for the body's immune system to mount a defense. The ...

When the bacteria that cause anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) aren’t ravaging livestock or being used in acts of bioterrorism, they spend their lives as dormant spores.In these inert but hardy forms ...

The anthrax bacteria that killed a New York hospital worker match the spores used in the biological attacks on Capitol Hill and two Manhattan news outlets, according to preliminary lab tests ...

Anthrax bacteria can form dormant structures called spores that are highly resilient. When these spores enter the body, the bacteria can reactivate and cause serious and even fatal disease.

As a result, anthrax bacteria were shipped out at least 74 times to dozens of labs in the U.S. and at least five foreign countries from January 2005 to May 2015.

Anthrax is a gram positive bacteria which forms spores that are highly-resistant to environmental degradation. It is present across the world, but comes out of dormancy in isolated areas.