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

One is dedicated to identifying suspected bioterrorism agents, often white powders that may be delivered in a piece of mail that could be the deadly toxin ricin or Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium ...

Anthrax is a deadly bacterial infectious disease which is transmitted through the spores of bacteria that can be found in soil, and it mainly affects domesticated and wild animals. However, in the ...

A man in Northeastern Thailand has died from anthrax, marking Thailand’s first anthrax-related death since 1994. Health officials report that hundreds of residents may have been exposed to the ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses have died from anthrax poisoning at Africa’s oldest national park. Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, can infect wild animals when ...

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. While the infection is often treatable in its early stages, once the disease has progressed beyond the “point of no ...

Gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that contain a thick cell wall. During the Gram staining process — a test that experts use to view the bacteria under a microscope — they appear purple or blue.

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.

Mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana and Zimbabwe linked to bacterium Credit: Ondrej Prosicky/ Shutterstock.com Lire en français Blood poisoning caused by bacteria was possibly behind a spate ...

When anthrax spores get inside the body, they get "activated", said CDC. The bacteria can then multiply, spread out in the body, produce toxins, and cause severe illness, it added.

Anthrax is a bacterial infection that usually affects animals. Anthrax is not common in humans, but it can be acquired through breaks in the skin, from contaminated food, and through inhalation of ...