Forensic application of microbiological culture analysis to identify mail intentionally contaminated with Bacillus anthracis spores

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 5304-5310

  Beecher, Douglas J ^a  

^a FBI LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAMPLING;

HEAVILY CONTAMINATED; INOCULATION; PLASTIC BAGS; SPORES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PUBLIC SECTOR;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DANGEROUS GOODS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; UNITED STATES;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOTERRORISM; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; POSTAL SERVICE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 33747339454     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00940-06     Document Type: Article

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