Sensitive detection of bacteria and spores using a portable bioluminescence ATP measurement assay system distinguishing from white powder materials

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 126-132

  Fujinami, Yoshihito ^a   Kataoka, Mieko ^a   Matsushita, Koji ^a   Sekiguchi, Hiroyuki ^a   Itoi, Teruo ^a,b   Tsuge, Kouichiro ^a   Seto, Yasuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine 5 triphosphate; Bacteria; Bioluminescence; Bioterrorism; On site detection; Spore

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; POWDER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 16844375591     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.126     Document Type: Article

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