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...TOXINS RELEASED Anthrax bacteria emit three different toxins, all of which eventually combine...
...other pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7, salmonella, dysentery, cyclospora and hepatitis. As if to underscore the point, investigators last week identified salmonella in two of several plastic vials of undisclosed substances included in a packet of papers sent to former President Clinton's office in Harlem, though the bacteria apparently grew naturally through fermentation and caused no harm. Still, the concerns of Thompson and his colleagues are understandable. Even without any diabolical intent, U.S. packing houses in recent years have accidentally passed along meat infected with deadly E. coli O157...
...likelier attack might be mounted against a smaller, enclosed system. A few drops of cholera bacteria, for example, could poison the water tank of an apartment house. Or a terrorist might use pathogens, including botulism, to attack a bottler of specialty water or a dairy. But overall these are poor options for biowarriors...
Making anthrax bacteria into a biological weapon requires milling the spores into particles small enough to ensure that they remain suspended in the air for long periods of time...
...CIPRO and other antibiotics kill bacteria by interfering with an enzyme that the bugs need to create their...