Artificial plasmid engineered to simulate multiple biological threat agents

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1129-1139

  Carrera, Monica ^a   Sagripanti, Jose Luis ^a  

^a Research Development & Engineering Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bioinformatics; Brucella; Burkholderia mallei; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Coxiellla burnetii; Enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7; Francisella tularensis; Multiplex; PCR; Smallpox; Threat agents; Variola; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BRUCELLA; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; COXIELLLA BURNETII; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E. COLI O157:H7; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; PCR; SMALLPOX; THREAT AGENTS; VARIOLA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOINFORMATICS; COSMIC RAYS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MULTIPLEXING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL WARFARE;

BIOINFORMATICS; DETECTION METHOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PLASMID; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, VIRAL; PLASMIDS; VIRUSES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA SP.; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; COXIELLA BURNETII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; RICKETTSIA SP.; VARIOLA; VARIOLA VIRUS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 58149165066     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1715-8     Document Type: Article

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