Evaluation of the rapid analyte measurement platform (RAMP) for the detection of Bacillus anthracis at a crime scene

Forensic Science International

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Hoile, Rebecca ^a,b   Yuen, Marion ^b   James, Gregory ^b   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^b  

^a Forensic Counter Terrorism and Disaster Victim Identification Unit   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Crime scene; RAMP

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CRIME; CROSS REACTION; DILUTION; FLUORESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ANALYTE MEASUREMENT PLATFORM; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 34547560434     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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