Evaluation of vacuum filter sock surface sample collection method for Bacillus spores from porous and non-porous surfaces

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 666-671

  Brown, Gary S ^a   Betty, Rita G ^a   Brockmann, John E ^a   Lucero, Daniel A ^a   Souza, Caroline A ^a   Walsh, Kathryn S ^a   Boucher, Raymond M ^b   Tezak, Matthew S ^c   Wilson, Mollye C ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Orion International Technologies   (United States)

^c American Staff Augmentation Providers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EXTRACTION; FILTER; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; ULTRASOUND; VACUUM;

BACILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; PAINT; POLYETHYLENE; POROSITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS;

EID: 34347388992     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b700163k     Document Type: Article

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