Zebra Carcass (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Zebra Carcass

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Vultures gather at a zebra carcass in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Zebras can fall victim to anthrax. The new bacteriophage virus called Tsamsa, isolated from zebra carcasses in the park, kills the anthrax bacterium.

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Holly Ganz, UC Davis.

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