Most-Probable-Number Rapid Viability PCR method to detect viable spores of Bacillus anthracis in swab samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 200-202

  Letant S E ^a   Kane, S R ^a   Murphy, G A ^a   Alfaro, T M ^a   Hodges, L R ^b   Rose, L J ^b   Raber, E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREPAREDNESS DETECTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rapid Viability; Spore

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLATE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS STR. STERNE;

EID: 77951970476     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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