Rapid identification of biological warfare agents using an instrument employing a light addressable potentiometric sensor and a flow-through immunofiltration-enzyme assay system

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 14, Issue 10-11, 2000, Pages 761-770

  Uithoven, Keith A ^a   Schmidt, John C ^a   Ballman, Mark E ^a  

^a Chesapeake Environmental Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis spores; Biological detector; Biological warfare agents; Biotin streptavidin binding; Immunofiltration assay; Light addressable potentiometric sensor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; ENZYMES; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; FLOW-THROUGH IMMUNOFILTRATION-ENZYME ASSAY;

IMMUNOSENSORS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENT; POTENTIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSOR; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORES;

EID: 0033979167     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(99)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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