What is Anthrax?
... Anthrax is an infection caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax commonly occurs in animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, goats, camels and antelopes, but it can also occur in h...

Overview
... Anthrax is a disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. This bacterium is housed in a hardy spore — a cell that is dormant, but may come to life in the right conditions. Anthrax usually...

3-D Structure of Anthrax Toxin Complex Solved
... Scientists have determined a three-dimensional (3-D) molecular image of how anthrax toxin enters human cells, giving scientists more potential targets for blocking the toxin, the lethal part of anthra...

Mouse Study Gives New View of Anthrax Toxin
... A large-scale study of anthrax in mice has yielded new information about immune system response to anthrax bacteria, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease...

Anthrax Genome Decoded
... The complete genetic blueprint of Bacillus anthracis — the microbe that gained notoriety during the 2001 anthrax mail attacks — is now known, researchers announced today. A formidable bioter...