Polymerase chain reaction analysis of laboratory generated bioaerosols

Aerobiologia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-10

  Junhui, Zhai ^a   Ruifu, Yang ^a   Fengxiang, Che ^a   Meiling, Chen ^a   Hong, Cui ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Francisella tularensis; Plate count; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 0030983049     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02694784     Document Type: Article

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