PCR assay to detect Bacillus anthracis spores in heat-treated specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 896-899

  Fasanella, A ^a   Losito, S ^a   Adone, R ^b   Ciuchini, F ^b   Trotta, T ^a   Altamura, S A ^a   Chiocco, D ^a   Ippolito, G ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HEAT TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; HEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037314453     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.896-899.2003     Document Type: Article

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