Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 24-26

  Juergensmeyer, Margaret A ^a   Gingras, Bruce A ^b   Scheffrahn, Rudolf H ^b   Weinberg, Mark J ^b  

^a IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL BROMIDE;

BACTERIUM; FUMIGANT; FUMIGATION; METHYL BROMIDE; POLLUTION; SPORE; TERRORISM;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISINFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SPOROGENESIS; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FUMIGATION; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; NOXAE; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 33846078816     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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