Bioterrorism has received a lot of attention in the first decade of this century. Biological
agents are considered attractive weapons for bioterrorism as these are easy to obtain …

The intersection of human, animal, and ecosystem health at One Health interfaces is
recognised as being of key importance in the evolution and spread of antimicrobial …

A completely revised and updated edition that teaches the essentials of forensic biology,
with increased coverage of molecular biological techniques and new information on wildlife …

Bacillus anthracis, the etiological agent of anthrax, procures its particular virulence by a
capsule and two AB type toxins: the lethal factor LF and the edema factor EF. These toxins …

Infectious disease threat events (IDTEs) are increasing in frequency worldwide. We
analyzed underlying drivers of 116 IDTEs detected in Europe during 2008–2013 by …

Microbial forensics has been defined as the discipline of applying scientific methods to the
analysis of evidence related to bioterrorism, biocrimes, hoaxes, or the accidental release of …

This article describes Bacillus anthracis strains isolated during an outbreak of anthrax on the
Yamal Peninsula in the summer of 2016 and independently in Yakutia in 2015. A common …

Bacillus anthracis has been identified as a potential military and bioterror agent as it is
relatively simple to produce, with spores that are highly resilient to degradation in the …

> Bacillus anthracis infection (anthrax) has three distinct clinical presentations depending on
the route of exposure: cutaneous, gastrointestinal and inhalational anthrax. Each of these …

The Bacillus cereus group comprises nine species, several of which are pathogenic.
Differentiating between isolates that may cause disease and those that do not is a matter of …