Bacillus Anthracis and Anthrax covers all major aspects of Anthrax biology, from basic biology and pathogenesis to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of anthrax bioterror-associated issues.

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 ...

Proteins have a notoriously difficult time traversing the hydrophobic layers of the plasma membrane. But some species, such as Bacillus anthracis, have devised clever ways to push their proteins ...

Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, possesses a uniquely complex cell envelope that is critical to its pathogenicity. Central to its virulence are the secondary cell wall ...

After a three-year effort, scientists have determined the crystal structure of edema factor, a toxic protein secreted by Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria that causes anthrax.1 Edema factor (EF) works ...

Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium that is the etiological agent of the zoonotic disease Anthrax. Reservoirs for anthrax are wild and domestic grass-eating ...

What is Bacillus Anthracis? The bacteria of Anthrax is a gram-positive, spore-forming, rod-shaped (bacillus) bacterium.. It needs oxygen to thrive and has a capsule around it and hence has a ...

After analyzing the results of three published studies (Sharp 1939, Knudson 1986, and Dietz 1980), as well as prior work completed at Pennsylvania State University relating to airborne pathogens, UVDI ...

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 foodstuffs1 and ...

Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium.Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped and produces spores.Aside from being a close relative to Bacillus anthracis (the one that ...