Criteria for validation of methods in microbial forensics

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 5599-5607

  Budowle, Bruce ^a   Schutzer, Steven E ^b   Morse, Stephen A ^c   Martinez, Kenneth F ^c   Chakraborty, Ranajit ^d   Marrone, Babetta L ^e   Messenger, Sharon L ^f   Murch, Randall S ^g   Jackson, Paul J ^h   Williamson, Phillip ⁱ   Harmon, Rockne ^j   Velsko, Stephan P ^h  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^j Office of the District Attorney   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GUIDELINE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; TESTING METHOD;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY; VALIDATION STUDY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 52649166352     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00966-08     Document Type: Short Survey

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