Bacillus anthracis spore suspensions: Determination of stability and comparison of enumeration techniques

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1442-1448

  Almeida, J L ^a   Harper, B ^b   Cole, K D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b US Army Dugway Proving Ground   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; DNA extraction; Quantitative PCR; Spores; Stability; Storage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FREEZING; MICROSCOPES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; CHEMICAL METHOD; DNA CONTENT; DNA EXTRACTION; ENUMERATION TECHNIQUES; GENOMICS; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SPORE; STORAGE CONDITION;

DNA;

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; GENETIC MARKER; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; DNA CONTENT; DNA EXTRACTION; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STORAGE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 42149168027     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03684.x     Document Type: Article

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