Regardless, all the anthrax bacteria grew at almost twice the rate. The phage DNA brought out the social side of the bacteria, inducing them to cluster in groups.

Coagulation occurs only when a cluster of bacteria forms. ... This research used Bacillus anthracis, the anthrax-causing pathogen (using a safe strain that does not infect humans).

Some anthrax spores are larger than others, and the spores tend to clump together in clusters too large to inhale that deeply. They might not be able to get past the body's outer defenses, like ...

Korea has developed the world's first recombinant protein-based anthrax vaccine, a major step toward self-sufficiency that ...

These bacteria grow in clusters. ... If a person has anthrax, botulism, or other toxin-related illness, they can also use antibiotics. However, if spores are present and produce toxins, ...

Background. Anthrax is an infection from Bacillus anthracis bacteria. It is commonly found in the soil and infects a variety of animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats and deer.

The anthrax spores found in the US have been manufactured to float in the air, making inhalation more likely. But, Bright says, this will also make them less likely to adhere to surfaces ...

With exquisite timing, teams of U.S. and British researchers have unraveled the inner workings of two proteins that give the anthrax bacterium its lethal edge -- a development that could lead to ...

Combining an anthrax vaccine with a short course of antibiotics completely protected monkeys who inhaled spores of the often-deadly bacteria, offering perhaps a more realistic way to protect ...

These germs were Bacillus anthracis, which had been first observed in the 1850s but not scientifically proven as the organism that caused anthrax. Robert Koch’s microscope, from his time in ...