Simple and rapid method for detection of bacterial spores in powder useful for first responders

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 34-37

  Min, Jungwon ^b   Lee, JiYoung ^a   Deininger, Rolf A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; LUMINESCENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPORE;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DORMANCY; DRY POWDER; GERMINATION DURATION; HEAT SHOCK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SCREENING; SPORE GERMINATION; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; LUMINESCENCE; POWDERS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645811522     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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