Piezoelectric immunosensor for the direct and rapid detection of francisella tularensis

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 325-330

  Pohanka, M ^a,b   Skladal P ^b  

^a Center of Biological Defense   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TULAREMIA;

FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 35348850219     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932086     Document Type: Article

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