Science news articles about 'plague bacteria'

CHICAGO, May 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say bubonic plague bacteria might be more virulent than other illness-causing bacteria because of a genetic mutation.

... scientists have discovered a way to protect against death following infection with plague bacteria, by using molecules that can mimic the pathogens. According to research published in the July issue ...

... coffee particles, the water picks up the flavor of the coffee. Scientists now report in Nature that the spread of the bubonic plague bacteria in Central Asia by gerbils, works much the same way.

Scientists have used antibody-coated immunomagnetic beads (IMBs) to detect the bacterium that causes bubonic plague.

CHICAGO (AP) -- The University of Chicago Medical Center says the infection that killed a scientist may be connected to bacteria he researched that causes the plague....