Evaluation and validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid identification of Bacillus anthracis [1]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1178-1182

  Hoffmaster, Alex R ^a   Meyer, Richard F ^a   Bowen, Michael P ^a   Marston, Chung K ^a   Weyant, Robbin S ^a   Barnett, Gwen A ^a   Sejvar, James J ^a   Jernigan, John A ^a   Perkins, Bradley A ^a   Popovic, Tanja ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036774172     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0810.020393     Document Type: Letter

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