Evaluation of a macrofoam swab protocol for the recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores from a steel surface

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 4429-4430

  Hodges, L R ^a,b   Rose, L J ^a   Peterson, A ^a   Noble Wang, J ^a   Arduino, M J ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; SAMPLING; STEEL; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; MACROFOAM SWABS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

STEEL;

BACTERIUM; FOAM; RECOVERY; SPORE; STEEL; SURFACE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EQUIPMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MACROFOAM SWAB; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; VARIANCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STEEL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 33745177761     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02923-05     Document Type: Article

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