The Source and Evolutionary History of a Microbial Contaminant Identified Through Soil Metagenomic Analysis by Matthew R. Olm, Cristina N. Butterfield, Alex Copeland, T. Christian Boles, Brian C. Thomas, Jillian F. Banfield

“…Examples include tracking a bacterium linked to a disease epidemic, contaminating the food supply, or used in bioterrorism. Strain identification and tracking are generally approached by using cultivation-based or relatively nonspecific gene fingerprinting methods. …”
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Development of a Rapid and Sensitive Colorimetric Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay: A Novel Technology for the Detection of Coxiella burnetii From Minimally Processed C... by Nazish Sheikh, Sanjay Kumar, Harsh Kumar Sharma, Sameer S. Bhagyawant, Duraipandian Thavaselvam

“…The agent is considered as a potential agent for bioterrorism because of its low infectious dose, aerial route of transmission, resistance to drying, and many commonly used disinfectants. …”
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Host Lipid Transport Protein ORP1 Is Necessary for Coxiella burnetii Growth and Vacuole Expansion in Macrophages by Baleigh Schuler, Margaret Sladek, Stacey D. Gilk

“…IMPORTANCE Coxiella burnetii is an emerging zoonotic pathogen and bioterrorism threat. No licensed vaccine exists in the United States, and the chronic form of the disease is difficult to treat and potentially lethal. …”
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A New Mechanism for Ribosome Rescue Can Recruit RF1 or RF2 to Nonstop Ribosomes by Tyler D. P. Goralski, Girish S. Kirimanjeswara, Kenneth C. Keiler

“…F. tularensis has also been classified as a potential bioterrorism agent with a great risk for deliberate misuse. …”
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A putative exosporium lipoprotein GBAA0190 of Bacillus anthracis as a potential anthrax vaccine candidate by Jun Ho Jeon, Yeon Hee Kim, Kyung Ae Kim, Yu-Ri Kim, Sun-Je Woo, Ye Jin Choi, Gi-eun Rhie

“…B. anthracis is a pathogenic bacterium that is potentially to be used in bioterrorism because it can be produced in the form of spores. …”
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Mpox (formerly monkeypox): pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment by Junjie Lu, Hui Xing, Chunhua Wang, Mengjun Tang, Changcheng Wu, Fan Ye, Lijuan Yin, Yang Yang, Wenjie Tan, Liang Shen

“…This highlights the urgent need to develop novel antiviral drugs that can combat both drug resistance and the potential threat of bioterrorism. Currently, there is a lack of comprehensive literature on the pathophysiology and treatment of Mpox. …”
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Impact of nutritional stress on drug susceptibility and biofilm structures of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis grown in static and microfluidic systems. by Chitchanok Anutrakunchai, Jan G M Bolscher, Bastiaan P Krom, Sakawrat Kanthawong, Sorujsiri Chareonsudjai, Suwimol Taweechaisupapong

“…Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis and regarded as a bioterrorism threat. It can adapt to the nutrient-limited environment as the bacteria can survive in triple distilled water for 16 years. …”
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Rapid Identification of Bacillus anthracis In Silico and On-Site Using Novel Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms by Yufei Lyu, Dongshu Wang, Lu Yuan, Erling Feng, Li Zhu, Chao Pan, Yan Guo, Xiankai Liu, Hengliang Wang

“…Our findings have important implications for public health responses to disease outbreaks and bioterrorism threats.…”
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Protection against inhalation anthrax by immunization with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi Ty21a stably producing protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis by B. Kim Lee Sim, Minglin Li, Manuel Osorio, Yun Wu, Tint T. Wai, Johnny W. Peterson, Eric R. James, Sumana Chakravarty, Lixin Gao, Rui Xu, Natasha KC, Richard E. Stafford, William S. Lawrence, Linsey A. Yeager, Jennifer E. Peel, Satheesh K. Sivasubramani, Ashok K. Chopra, Svetlana Filippova, Stephen L. Hoffman

“…Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium responsible for anthrax is a top-tier bioterrorism agent due to its high lethality and spore stability. …”
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A Self-Driven Microfluidic Chip for Ricin and Abrin Detection by Xuexin Bai, Chenyi Hu, Liang Chen, Jing Wang, Yanwei Li, Wei Wan, Zhiying Jin, Yue Li, Wenwen Xin, Lin Kang, Han Jin, Hao Yang, Jinglin Wang, Shan Gao

“…Ricin and abrin are phytotoxins that can be easily used as biowarfare and bioterrorism agents. Therefore, developing a rapid detection method for both toxins is of great significance in the field of biosecurity. …”
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Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Techniques for Informing Select Agent Designation and Decision Making by Segaran P. Pillai, Julia A. Fruetel, Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Levinson, Patricia Hernandez, Brandon Heimer, Stephen A. Morse

“…We conducted a literature search for over 70 pathogens against 15 criteria for assessing public health and bioterrorism risk and documented the findings for archiving. …”
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Results of a Saxitoxin Proficiency Test Including Characterization of Reference Material and Stability Studies by Kirsi Harju, Marja-Leena Rapinoja, Marc-André Avondet, Werner Arnold, Martin Schär, Werner Luginbühl, Anke Kremp, Sanna Suikkanen, Harri Kankaanpää, Stephen Burrell, Martin Söderström, Paula Vanninen

“…A saxitoxin (STX) proficiency test (PT) was organized as part of the Establishment of Quality Assurance for the Detection of Biological Toxins of Potential Bioterrorism Risk (EQuATox) project. The aim of this PT was to provide an evaluation of existing methods and the European laboratories’ capabilities for the analysis of STX and some of its analogues in real samples. …”
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Specific Detection of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> Based on Receptor Binding Proteins of Phages by Friederike Born, Peter Braun, Holger C. Scholz, Gregor Grass

“…The bacterium is easy to cultivate, accessible and has a high potential for nefarious use such as bioterrorism. Highly specific, rapid and easy-to-use confirmatory diagnostic methods are required to reliably identify the pathogen independently from PCR-based methods or F1 antigen-based immunological detection. …”
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New genetic markers for <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> strains typing by Margarita L. Ledenyova, Galina A. Tkachenko, Irina B. Zakharova

“…The recording of imported melioidosis cases in countries with temperate climate zone, along with the continued threat of using this pathogen as a bioterrorism agent, indicate the relevance of research aimed at developing modern methods for its diagnosing and typing. …”
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Comparative virulence of three different strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei in an aerosol non-human primate model. by Sylvia R Trevino, Jennifer L Dankmeyer, David P Fetterer, Christopher P Klimko, Jo Lynne W Raymond, Alicia M Moreau, Carl Soffler, David M Waag, Patricia L Worsham, Kei Amemiya, Sara I Ruiz, Christopher K Cote, Teresa Krakauer

“…B. pseudomallei is a potential bioterrorism agent due to its high infectivity, especially via inhalation, and its inherent resistance to antimicrobials. …”
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Methods used in microbial forensics and epidemiological investigations for stronger health systems by Arizaldo E. Castro, Maria Corazon A. De Ungria

“…This information is crucial in formulating procedures against the spread of infectious diseases and prosecuting persons who may be involved in acts of biocrime, bioterrorism, or biowarfare. A comparison between epidemiological investigations and microbial forensic investigations is provided. …”
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A comparative study of international and Chinese public health emergency management from the perspective of knowledge domains mapping by Juan Li, Yuhang Zhu, Jianing Feng, Weijing Meng, Kseniia Begma, Gaopei Zhu, Xiaoxuan Wang, Di Wu, Fuyan Shi, Suzhen Wang

“…International research began on terrorism and bioterrorism, followed by disaster planning and emergency preparedness, epidemics, and infectious diseases. …”
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Lessons from a decade of individual-based models for infectious disease transmission: a systematic review (2006-2015) by Lander Willem, Frederik Verelst, Joke Bilcke, Niel Hens, Philippe Beutels

“…Abstract Background Individual-based models (IBMs) are useful to simulate events subject to stochasticity and/or heterogeneity, and have become well established to model the potential (re)emergence of pathogens (e.g., pandemic influenza, bioterrorism). Individual heterogeneity at the host and pathogen level is increasingly documented to influence transmission of endemic diseases and it is well understood that the final stages of elimination strategies for vaccine-preventable childhood diseases (e.g., polio, measles) are subject to stochasticity. …”
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Enhanced health event detection and influenza surveillance using a joint Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense biosurveillance application by Wojcik Richard, Lombardo Joseph, Maldonado Frank, Cox Kenneth, Oda Gina, Lucero Cynthia A, Holodniy Mark

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The establishment of robust biosurveillance capabilities is an important component of the U.S. strategy for identifying disease outbreaks, environmental exposures and bioterrorism events. Currently, U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) perform biosurveillance independently. …”
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Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody, mAb 10D8, Is an Effective Detoxicant against Abrin-a Both In Vitro and In Vivo by Zhi Li, Hua Xu, Bo Ma, Li Luo, Lei Guo, Pingping Zhang, Yong Zhao, Lili Wang, Jianwei Xie

“…High lethality and easy availability make abrin a potential bioterrorism agent. However, there are no antidotes available for managing abrin poisoning, and treatment is only symptomatic. …”
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