The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival.

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Depending on the number of individuals exposed, anthrax vaccines may be offered to protect those who have been endangered. Unfortunately, its use may be limited not only by the short supply of the ...

Khalid H. Ibrahim, Minneapolis, MN Update: investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax and interim guidelines for exposure management and antimicrobial therapy, October 2001. MMWR 26 Oct 2001 ...

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The spores could either be in soil, or on wool or hair of infected animals. Anthrax can cause sudden death in animals like cows, camels, goats, sheep, pigs, dogs and wild herbivores like gazelles. It ...

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats ...