Researchers at Umeå University have recently developed a highly sensitive method for detecting bacterial spores—tough ...

(Nanowerk News) Bacterial spores are one of nature’s most resilient organisms. These tiny, seed-like structures form when bacteria enter a dormant state to survive unfavorable conditions. They can ...

To comply, NASA has sought to sanitize Mars rovers at a threshold of no more than 300,000 bacterial spores on any surface.

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Concerns around botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, are rising after canned tuna sold at popular grocery stores was recalled. But what is the illness and how does it develop?

One early project, dubbed "Operation Vegetarian," investigated the practicality of dropping linseed cakes containing anthrax bacterial spores over Germany that would kill any cattle that ate them.

Louis Pasteur treated anthrax with a live bacterial vaccine. An inhalational form of the disease was noted in nineteenth century England amongst wool-handlers breathing in spores from contaminated ...

Moreover, the phage-mediated delivery of small, acid-soluble protein (SASP) derived from spores are the basis of an innovative approach to the killing of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Yet, despite ...