A team of Chinese scientists has confirmed the presence of the anthrax-causing bacteria at the site of an infamous Second World War laboratory. Reading time 2 minutes The atrocious experiments Nazi ...

Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming soil bacterium that becomes metabolically active when taken up by a host, causing ...

In October 2001, letters containing virulent anthrax bacteria were sent through the U.S. mail. Between October 4 and November 20, 2001, 22 individuals developed anthrax and 5 of these cases were fatal ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium commonly found in the soil of endemic areas. It is primarily a disease of herbivorous ...