New work published in Nature indicates that Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, targets dendritic cells (DCs) and the adaptive immune response as an immune-evasion strategy.

CDC scientists were studying the bacteria in a high-level biosecurity lab and then transferred the samples ... CNN reported on Thursday afternoon that 54 CDC employees determined to have been in the ...

Undaunted by his lack of facilities, Koch improvised materials where possible and, in addition to his description of anthrax, he made major strides in developing solid culture media and staining ...

Had the bacteria released been anthrax bacteria or some other virulent pathogen, the number of casualties would have been immense. The St Jo Program and Large Area Concept The success of the first ...

It's also offered to people who handle livestock, since the anthrax bacteria, Bacillus anthracis, can be found in infected ...

Revelation of a clutch of targets for new drugs to combat an epidemic of anthrax or a biological weapons attack by a trawl of the genome of the deadly bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Revelation of a ...

An emergency regime was imposed in the area until November 16. Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused by the organism Bacillus anthracis. It can be found in grass-eating wild and domestic animals ...