Molecular detection of anthrax spores on animal fibres

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 418-422

  Levi, K ^a   Higham, J L ^b   Coates, D ^c   Hamlyn, P F ^a  

^a Shirley House   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal fibres; Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Cashmere; Multiplex PCR; Spores; Wool

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGY; DISEASES; EXTRACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YARN;

ANIMAL FIBRE; ANTHRAX; ANTHRAX SPORE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CASHMERE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; MECHANICAL DISRUPTION; MOLECULAR DETECTION; MULTIPLEX PCR; SPORE;

WOOL;

ANTHRAX; DETECTION METHOD; SPORE; WOOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA EXTRACTION; FIBER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

CASHMERE FIBER; DETECTOR; DISEASE; DNA; TESTING; WOOL FIBER;

EID: 0038019514     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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