Requirements for the development of Bacillus anthracis spore reference materials used to test detection systems

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-217

  Almeida, Jamie L ^a   Wang, Lili ^a   Morrow, Jayne B ^a   Cole, Kenneth D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Bacteria; Biological threat; Detection; Reference materials; Spores

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; DNA; EXTRACTION; SAMPLING;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL THREAT; DETECTION; REFERENCE MATERIALS; SPORES;

BACTERIA;

EID: 33746056070     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: 1044677X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.111.017     Document Type: Article

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