Identification and characterization of Bacillus anthracis spores by multiparameter flow cytometry

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 5220-5223

  Schumacher, William C ^a   Storozuk, Craig A ^a   Dutta, Prabir K ^a   Phipps, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

ANTHRACIS SPORES; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; MULTI-PARAMETER FLOW CYTOMETRY; PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN; TWO-COLOR;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PLASMID; SPORE; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS PXO1; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; VIRULENCE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLASMIDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 50049106083     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00369-08     Document Type: Article

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