Rapid detection of francisella tularensis by the immunoaffinity assay abicap in environmental and human samples

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-54

  Grunow, Roland ^a,b   Miethe, Peter ^c   Conlan, Wayne ^d   Finke, Ernst Jürgen ^b   Friedewald, Steffen ^b   Porsch Özcürümez, Mustafa ^b  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Senova   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 40149106005     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2008.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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