The effect of filter material on bioaerosol collection of Bacillus subtilis spores used as a Bacillus anthracis simulant

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 475-480

  Burton, Nancy Clark ^a,b   Adhikari, Atin ^b   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^b   Hornung, Richard ^c   Reponen, Tiina ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GELATIN; MIXED CELLULOSE ESTER; POLITEF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BUTTON INHALABLE AEROSOL SAMPLER; CHANNEL GATING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EXTRACTION; FILTER; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; SIMULATION; SPORE GERMINATION; ULTRASOUND; VORTEX MOTION;

AEROSOLS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOTERRORISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POROSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 19544385101     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b500056d     Document Type: Article

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