A new case of cattle anthrax has been confirmed in southwest North Dakota's Grant County, bringing the number of cases in the state to 25 this year, according to state agriculture officials.
Agriculture
Dec 2, 2023
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A team led by Professor Arne Skerra at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed an innovative strategy for preventing the anthrax bacterium from absorbing iron, which is crucial for its survival. It does so ...
Biochemistry
Oct 23, 2018
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If you're like most people, you don't spend much time thinking about what would happen if anthrax was released into your local subway system.
Materials Science
Sep 18, 2017
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These days, mail addressed to selected government offices gets irradiated, in order to kill any biological agents, notably anthrax spores. The downside of this is that viable spores have been needed to identify the anthrax ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 13, 2015
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Cultured human lung cells infected with a benign version of anthrax spores have yielded insights into how anthrax grows and spreads in exposed people. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology, will help ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2015
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A large team of researchers with members from around the globe has found that when anthrax kills an animal, the carcass left behind can cause more abundant spore-filled grass growth, enticing herbivores which help spread ...
A recent case of anthrax in a cow southwest of San Angelo confirmed by the Texas Animal Health Commission, should serve as a reminder to those in areas with a history of the disease to vaccinate their animals, said a Texas ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2013
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At least 37 cows have died after an anthrax outbreak in Moree, northern NSW, it was reported today.
Other
Mar 20, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Like a homeowner prepping for a hurricane, the bacterium Bacillus subtilis uses a long checklist to prepare for survival in hard times. In a new study, scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 26, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Anthrax has the unexpected ability to grow and reproduce while lurking in soil – increasing the deadly bacteria's chances to infect cattle and other mammals, researchers at the University of Virginia School ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2012
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