Researchers have determined a key mechanism by which Bacillus anthracis bacteria initiate anthrax infection despite being greatly outnumbered by immune system scavenger cells. The finding, made by ...

By Millicent Eidson (Psych'79) (Maya Maguire Media, 340 pages; 2021) Buy the Book . The spectacular southwestern desert is alive with Bacillus anthracis spores, and the summer is the hottest on record ...

Both bacteria samples proved to be identical to each other and to B. anthracis 836; the genetic analysis, which was published in 2016, showed that the strain was a member of the well-known ...

Bacillus anthracis is a type of bacteria that can lead to anthrax infection through exposure to its spores, either by ingestion, inhalation or a cut in the skin. The infection can lead to ...

Dennis W. Watson, William J. Cromartie, Walter L. Bloom, Gerson Kegeles, Robert J. Heckly, Studies on Infection with Bacillus anthracis: III. Chemical and Immunological Properties of the Protective ...

What killed the chimp turned out to be a related bacterium, Bacillus cereus, which somehow co-opted the two pathogenic segments of DNA that made it as dangerous as its cousin B. anthracis. Now, in ...

Two wound swabs from the rancher, a male in his 50s, were positive for Bacillus anthracis DNA, representing an "unusual case of confirmed cutaneous anthrax acquired during the winter in a ...

When tested in a mouse model, this construct lasted longer than the previous version without the fused antibody, though it had reduced activity. The researchers say that more research is needed to ...