Detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in soil by PCR

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-168

  Sjöstedt, Anders ^a   Eriksson, Ulla ^a   Ramisse, Vincent ^b   Garrigue, Henri ^b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES DU BOUCHET   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Detection; Polymerase chain reaction; Soil; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VEGETATION;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0343376124     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00023-8     Document Type: Article

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