Rapid, high-throughput, culture-based PCR methods to analyze samples for viable spores of Bacillus anthracis and its surrogates

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Kane, S R ^a   Letant S E ^a   Murphy, G A ^a   Alfaro, T M ^a   Krauter, P W ^a   Mahnke, R ^a   Legler, T C ^a   Raber, E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus atrophaeus; Decontamination; High throughput viability; Rapid viability PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AUTOMATION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS;

EID: 59849098559     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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