Development of a rapid and sensitive immunoassay for detection and subsequent recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores in environmental samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-246

  Hang, Jun ^a   Sundaram, Appavu K ^a   Zhu, Peixuan ^a   Shelton, Daniel R ^b   Karns, Jeffrey S ^b   Martin, Phyllis A W ^b   Li, Shuhong ^a   Amstutz, Platte ^a   Tang, Cha Mei ^a  

^a CREATV MICROTECH INC   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Bioterrorism agent; Immunological detection; Spore germination; Spore viability

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 43049157980     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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