The Microbial Rosetta Stone database: A common structure for microbial biosecurity threat agents

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1380-1385

  Ecker, David J ^a   Sampath, Rangarajan ^a   Willett, Paul ^a   Samant, Vivek ^a   Massire, Christian ^a   Hall, Thomas A ^a   Hari, Kumar ^a   McNeil, John A ^a   Büchen Osmond, Cornelia ^b   Budowle, Bruce ^c  

^a ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological weapons; Database; Forensic science; Microbial forensics; Pathogen; Regulated pathogens; Threat list

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CIVIL DEFENSE; CLASSIFICATION; DATA BASE; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD SAFETY; GENE SEQUENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; INTERNET; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIAL ROSETTA STONE DATABASE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22144482212     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004462     Document Type: Article

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