Vanderbilt University: The Adaptable Anthrax Bacterium
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
The bacterium Bacillus anthracis -- the cause of the serious infectious disease anthrax -- has been used as a bioterror agent. Understanding how B. anthracis adapts to hostile environments to cause infection may identify new targets for treatment.
Eric Skaar, PhD, and colleagues studied the response of B. anthracis to targocil, an antimicrobial compound that damages the cell envelope.
The bacterium Bacillus anthracis -- the cause of the serious infectious disease anthrax -- has been used as a bioterror agent. Understanding how B. anthracis adapts to hostile environments to cause infection may identify new targets for treatment.
Eric Skaar, PhD, and colleagues studied the response of B. anthracis to targocil, an antimicrobial compound that damages the cell envelope.