Few strands of bacteria have achieved such a central place in public consciousness as Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria which causes Anthrax. While today it is a feared weapon of bioterrorism Bacillus ...

A pathogen that symbolizes bioterrorismBacillus anthracis is the name most frequently cited as the representative biological ...

A fourth person, this one in New York, has tested positive for anthrax exposure. The news comes two weeks to the day after a Florida man died from a different form of the potentially fatal disease.

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 ...

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, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once the disease has progressed beyond the "point of no return" after just a few ...

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 ...

A rare anthrax outbreak has hit reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic, and it may be tied to global warming-related permafrost melt.