Sensitive and Rapid Quantitative Detection of Anthrax Spores Isolated from Soil Samples by Real-Time PCR

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 693-699

  Ryu, Chunsun ^a   Lee, Kyunghee ^a   Yoo, Cheonkwon ^a   Seong, Won Keun ^a   Oh, Hee Bok ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthrax spore; Bacillus anthracis; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DETERGENT; SUCROSE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAP GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DILUTION; GENETIC CODE; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PAG GENE; PLASMID; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAP GENE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

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

EID: 0142026616     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03434.x     Document Type: Article

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