Detection of agar, by analysis of sugar markers, associated with Bacillus anthracis spores, after culture

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 57-63

  Wunschel, David S ^a   Colburn, Heather A ^a   Fox, Alvin ^b   Fox, Karen F ^b   Harley, William M ^b   Wahl, Jon H ^a   Wahl, Karen L ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agar carbohydrates; Bacillus anthracis; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Microbial forensics

Indexed keywords

3,6 ANHYDRO LEVO GALACTOSE; 6 O METHYL GALACTOSE; ACETIC ACID; AGAR; ALDITOL; ANHYDROGALACTITOL; GALACTITOL; GALACTOSE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AGAR; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CARBOHYDRATES; CULTURE MEDIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLGALACTOSIDES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 46549087435     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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