Obama Taxes Pacemakers, Heart Valves Oct 25, 2009
Hell, maybe, it was she, not Louis Pasteur, who first discovered that airborne bacillus could inhibit the growth of Bacillus anthracis. Perhaps, she also discovered the Salk vaccine, performed the first organ transplant, and created the first artificial heart. (Townhall.com)
How To Know When Antibiotics Just W... Oct 17, 2009
While the flu has become the Center for Disease Control's primary focus these last few years, many nosocomial superbugs now exist, including MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), a source of blood poisoning and infection in hospitals, Bacillus anthracis Sterne, virulent Escherichia coli, Klebsiela pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori (the source of most stomach ulcers), Mycobacterium terrae, viruses with lipid membranes, and various invasive fungi. This left many looking to find natural... (Suite101.com)
NO Good: Nitric Oxide May Be Key to Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance Sep 12, 2009
The findings have clear implications: If researchers could adapt NOS inhibitors, which are already commercially available, to be safe and effective in antibiotic treatments, even the toughest or Bacillus anthracis strains (which cause ) might not be able to stand up to a drug's oxidative stress load. The key to the effectiveness of bNOS inhibitors is that are not completely impervious to the drugs. (Scientific American)
Scientists Discover Mechanism To Make Existing Antibiotics More Effective At Lower Doses Sep 12, 2009
11, 2009) A new study published in the September 11, 2009 issue of Science by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine reveals a conceptually novel mechanism that plays an important role in making human pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis resistant to numerous antibiotics. See also. (Science Daily)
Better immune defense against anthrax Sep 9, 2009
Spread of the deadly disease anthrax by spores of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis is a known terrorism risk and protection includes finding ways to treat the disease, according to an academic paper reviewed by Faculty of 1000 ... While there is much left to learn about the exact mechanism the bacteria use ClpX to attack their hosts, the Faculty of 1000 members added the study will "unveil novel targets for therapeutic intervention in treating anthrax in human subjects. ### Notes to Editors 1.... (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Move Closer To A Safer Anthrax Vaccine Sep 8, 2009
Anthrax, a disease caused by the bacterial species Bacillus anthracis, occurs when anthrax spores (the microbe's dormant stage) are inhaled, ingested or enter the body through an open wound ... Abboud et al. Identification of Linear Epitopes in Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen Bound by Neutralizing Antibodies ... Electron microscope image of Bacillus anthracis. (Science Daily)
The Path To New Antibiotics Aug 29, 2009
Experimental testing of the best predicted compounds against Escherichia coli and Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) led them to a handful of versatile inhibitory chemotypes, which they explored in detail. Using protein crystallography, a 3D structure of the enzyme in complex with one of the inhibitors was solved providing guidelines for further drug improvement. (Science Daily)
Single host gene may hold key to treating both ebola and anthrax infections Aug 21, 2009
That research showed that CD45 also plays a role in protection from Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax ... Bacillus anthracis causes three types of diseasecutaneous, gastrointestinal, and inhalationaldepending upon the route of exposure. (EurekAlert!)
Anthrax may be tough, but it gets sick, too Aug 17, 2009
Under a high magnification of 12,483X, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted spores from the Sterne strain of Bacillus anthracis bacteria. By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY Anthrax may be the baddest bacteria on the block, but anthrax gets sick, too. (USA Today -- Tech)
Anthrax Bacteria Conspire With Viruses To Stay Alive Aug 14, 2009
13, 2009) The brute force of Bacillus anthracis, the ancient scourge that causes anthrax, can sweep through and overpower a two-ton animal in under 72 hours ... Photomicrograph of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) at 45x. (Science Daily)
Computer Scientists Take Over Electronic Voting Machine Aug 13, 2009
com) -- The brute force of Bacillus anthracis, the ancient scourge that causes anthrax, can sweep through and overpower a two-ton animal in under 72 hours. But when it isn't busy claiming livestock and hu. (Newsmax)
One Secret To How TB Sticks With You Jul 14, 2009
CarD is widely distributed in the bacterial world, he said, for instance it is found in Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax. "This finding may have broader application to other important pathogens," he said. (Science Daily)
Raxibacumab for the Treatment of Inhalational Anthrax Jul 9, 2009
Background Inhalational anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis is associated with high mortality primarily due to toxin-mediated injury. Raxibacumab is a human IgG1. (New England Journal of Medicine)
New Food Safety Technology Developed For Eggs May 13, 2009
The technology can also be used to remove Bacillus anthracis spores from egg whites. This finding adds to previous work in which ERRC researchers used CMF to remove 99. (Science Daily)
New Insight Into An Old Reaction: Adenylylation Regulates Cell Signaling Apr 18, 2009
22, 2008) Scientists have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration for the development. (Science Daily)
New Technique Used To Profile Anthrax Genome Mar 28, 2009
27, 2009) Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have used a new approach, known as RNA-Seq, to profile the gene expression of the bacterium that causes anthrax, Bacillus anthracis. Their study, published March 20, 2009 online by the Journal of Bacteriology, marks the first time any bacterial transcriptome the complete collection of mRNAs produced by a bacterium as it expresses different genes has been comprehensively defined, and provides a much more detailed view of how bacteria... (Science Daily)
Goodbye Needle, Hello Smoothie: New Generation Oral Vaccine Uses Dairy Probiotics To Protect Against Disease Mar 19, 2009
Dendritic cell targeting of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen expressed by Lactobacillus acidophilus protects mice from lethal challenge. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009; DOI. (Science Daily)
Robert Koch Medical Doctor Microbio... Mar 16, 2009
These thoughtful and tireless efforts led Koch and his colleagues to discover and prove that Bacillus anthracis, Vibrio cholerae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis were, in fact, the very causes of distinct human diseases. All can be thankful for the intelligent, energetic pursuit of scientific and medical truth by persons like Pasteur and Koch. (Suite101.com)
The Science Behind The 'Anthrax Letter' Attack Investigation Feb 27, 2009
21, 2008) 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 non-weaponized form of the spores. Five people. (Science Daily)
'Good' Bacteria Used For Oral Anthrax Vaccine Feb 23, 2009
Dendritic cell targeting of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen expressed by Lactobacillus acidophilus protects mice from lethal challenge. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Feb. 16, 2009. (Science Daily)
Good bacteria can be EZ Pass for oral vaccine against anthrax Feb 17, 2009
"Dendritic cell targeting of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen expressed by Lactobacillus acidophilus protects mice from lethal challenge" Authors: M. Mohamadzadeh, Northwestern University; T. Duong, Washington State University; S.J. Sandwick and T. Hoover, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; and Todd Klaenhammer, North Carolina State University; Published: The week of Feb. 16, 2009, online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ... A vaccine strategy was... (EurekAlert!)
