DNA assays for detection, identification, and individualization of select agent microorganisms

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 522-529

  Jones, Susan W ^a   Dobson, Michael E ^a   Francesconi, Stephen C ^a   Schoske, Richard ^a   Crawford, Robert ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24344446978     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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