Detection of spores of bacillus anthracis from environment using polymerase chain reaction

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-180

  Alam, Syed Imteyaz ^a   Agarwal, Gauri Shankar ^b   Kamboj, Dev Vrat ^a   Rai, Ganga Prasad ^b   Singh, Lokendra ^a  

^a Biotechnology Division   (India)

^b Division of Microbiology   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; POLYMERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS; THAWING;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES;

BIOLOGY;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0347298685     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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