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.

"Because it’s a spore-forming organism, it needs special care to eradicate it," Tosh said. Pentagon Police Force Lab Did Not Receive Live Anthrax Officials: Dozens of Labs Received Potentially ...

Some pathogenic microorganisms (bacilli of anthrax, Clostridium perfringens, S. pneumoniae, causative agents of plague and tularaemia) are capable of producing a capsule in animal and human bodies.

Nonetheless, ATCC -- which stores in its vaults supplies of anthrax and bubonic plague bacteria, among others, at its offices in Innovation@Prince William -- has indeed stepped up security ...

Anthrax is caused by a spore-forming bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. It does not typically spread from person to person. When anthrax spores are ingested from contaminated animal products, ...

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John Miller recounts investigation following the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks. ... 2001 where environmental tests detected anthrax bacteria. Luis M. Alvarez/AP. In 2008, ...

Roughly 50 hippopotamuses at Africa’s premier nature reserve died from anthrax poisoning, according to park officials. The naturally occurring form of anthrax took down the behemoths in the ...