Transport of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki via fomites

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-300

  Van Cuyk, Sheila ^a   Veal, Lee Ann B ^d   Simpson, Beverley ^c   Omberg, Kristin M ^b  

^a Department of Systems Engineering and Integration ^*  (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Los Alamos Oversight Bureau   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; FOMITE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; HUMANS; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; VIRGINIA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

EID: 80052438400     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2010.0073     Document Type: Review

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