Identification of Bacillus spores by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4313-4319

  Hathout, Yetrib ^a   Demirev, Plamen A ^a   Ho, Yen Peng ^a   Bundy, Jonathan L ^a   Ryzhov, Victor ^a   Sapp, Lisa ^a   Stutler, James ^b   Jackman, Joany ^c   Fenselau, Catherine ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b GeoCenters   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032832867     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.10.4313-4319.1999     Document Type: Article

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