Flow-cytometric analysis of Bacillus anthracis spores

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 769-774

  Kamboj, D V ^a   Agarwal, G S ^a   Dwarkanath, B S ^b   Adhikari, J S ^b   Alam, S I ^a   Singh, Lokendra ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bacterial spores; Bioterrorism; FITC; Flow cytometry; Fluorescein isothiocyanate; Fluorescein isothiocyanate labelled antibodies; Immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; FLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORES; BIOTERRORISM; FITC; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE-LABELLED ANTIBODIES; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA;

EID: 33847351681     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.56.1940     Document Type: Article

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