Procurement of spore-free Bacillus anthracis for molecular typing outside of BSL3 environment

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1817-1827

  King, D S ^a   Luna, V A ^a   Cannons, A C ^a   Amuso, P T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; BSL3; Cell preparations; Molecular typing; Spore free

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; PELLETIZING;

B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BSL3; CELL PREPARATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; MOLECULAR METHODS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PULSE FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPORE-FREE; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA; MALACHITE GREEN;

BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SPORULATION;

AIR; AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BROTH DILUTION; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPOROGENESIS; STAINING; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77950644884     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04586.x     Document Type: Article

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