Immunomagnetic-electrochemiluminescent detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in soil matrices

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3474-3476

  Bruno, John G ^a   Yu, Hao ^b  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; SOIL;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029810965     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.9.3474-3476.1996     Document Type: Article

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