Detecting Bacillus cereus spores on a mail sorting system using Raman spectroscopy

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-86

  Farquharson, Stuart ^a   Grigely, Lawrence ^a   Khitrov, Victor ^a   Smith, Wayne ^a   Sperry, Jay F ^b   Fenerty, Gerard ^a  

^a Real Time Analyzers Inc ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus cereus; Homeland security; Mail sorters

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; DISEASES; LASER EXCITATION; NATIONAL SECURITY; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS SPORES; BACTERIAL SPORE; CALCIUM DIPICOLINATE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAIL SORTERS; MAIL SORTING SYSTEMS; RAMAN SPECTRAL; SPECTRAL BAND;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; NONHUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; VACUUM;

EID: 1642569247     PISSN: 03770486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jrs.1111     Document Type: Article

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