THE bactericidal effect of ionizing radiation has been recognized for many years; but it is only recently that serious attention has been given to this method of sterilization for foodstuffs 1 and ...

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 to three lower-security labs without first properly inactivating the live microbes. Workers ...

It is caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis, which forms spores.Also read: Meru County to prosecute farmers refusing anthrax vaccination after two people dieThe World Organisation for ...