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Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case

Welder's Anthrax" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified.

Bacterial Differentiation Tests: Catalase, Coagulase, and Hemolysis Explained | Microbiology Drag-and-Drop Quiz

Test your microbiology skills with this drag-and-drop quiz! Learn how Catalase, Coagulase, Hemolysis, Novobiocin, Optochin, Bacitracin, and 6.5% NaCl tests differentiate Gram-positive cocci — essential for USMLE Step 1 and clinical microbiology exams.

Match the Pathogen: High-Yield Clinical Microbiology Cases for USMLE Prep

Practice identifying classic bacterial infections with this interactive drag-and-drop exercise. Learn to associate clinical features like black eschar, food poisoning, infant botulism, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, gas gangrene, and tetanus with their respective pathogens.

Scientists discover protein key to bacteria's survival in extreme environments

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The process, which enables the bacteria to become practically indestructible, explains why bacteria can survive in uninhabitable places such as under the permafrost, in the depths of the ocean or in outer space.