B. anthracis is identified as a possible bioweapon in addition to naturally acquired forms of anthrax, and the risk of obtaining anthrax from laboratory-produced B. anthracis spores highlights the ...

The company explained that with Bacillus anthracis, it is important to differentiate between the vegetive and spore forms. Spore forms are most likely to be used for bioterrorism, the company said, ...

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Weakness Identified In Anthrax Bacteria Date: January 28, 2008 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers have identified a weakness in the defenses of the anthrax ...

Sandia researchers identified that the form of bacillus anthracis mailed in the fall of 2001 to several news media offices and to two US senators was a nonweaponized form of the spores. Five ...

Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming bacterium that causes anthrax in humans and in other mammals. The glycoprotein BclA (Bacillus collagen-like protein of anthracis) is a major constituent of the ...