News & Views Published: 08 November 2001 Microbiology Tackling anthrax Arthur M. Friedlander Nature 414, 160–161 (2001) Cite this article ...

While it usually only causes disease in cattle, B. anthracis readily infects humans when given the chance. Cutaneous anthrax results when bacteria or spores enter through a cut in the skin, resulting ...

The Pentagon's disclosure about anthrax deliveries begs the question why the Department of Defense lab technicians' gamma rays didn't kill the spores.

Anthrax Cellular Entry Point Uncovered Date: January 28, 2008 Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Summary: Anthrax spores enter the cell through something called Mac-1, a receptor that ...

American Society for Microbiology. "Irradiated anthrax can be sequenced quickly." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 13 November 2015. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 11 / 151113144516.htm>.

Michael presented the analyses at the American Society for Microbiology's Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.

August 2006: FBI scientist Douglas J. Beecher publishes a paper in Applied & Environmental Microbiology in which he strongly implies that the spores in the anthrax letters were not produced with ...

Anthrax conjures thoughts of bioterrorism, though it's a disease caused by a rare but naturally-occurring bacterium, Bacillus anthracis. Scientists have now found that a toxin produced by the ...

Anthrax kills cows in NSW's north: Experts respond At least 37 cows have died after an anthrax outbreak in Moree, northern NSW, it was reported today.

Anthrax spores may survive traditional drinking water disinfection methods and can attach themselves to the inside surface of water pipes, suggesting water treatment facilities should be prepared ...

The Pentagon says an attempt to ship inactive anthrax samples resulted in live samples being sent to labs in nine U.S. states and to a U.S. Air Force base in South Korea.