Evaluation of Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis sample collection from nonporous surfaces by quantitative real-time PCR

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-437

  Hong Geller, E ^a   Valdez, Y E ^a   Shou, Y ^a   Yoshida, T M ^a   Marrone, B L ^a   Dunbar, J M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bioforensics; Nonporous surfaces; qPCR; Sample collection; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANES; GLASS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL CORROSION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CAPSULAR MATERIALS; CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COLLECTION METHODS; HYDROPHILIC GLASS; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; NONPOROUS SURFACE; PATHOGEN DETECTION; PLASTIC SURFACES; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SPECIFIC SURFACE; STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE INTERACTIONS; VIRULENT STRAINS; Y. PESTIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

SURFACES;

GLASS; PLASTIC; STAINLESS STEEL; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PATHOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 77949401092     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02821.x     Document Type: Article

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