Rapid-viability PCR method for detection of live, virulent Bacillus anthracis in environmental samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6570-6578

  Létant, Sonia E ^a   Murphy, Gloria A ^a   Alfaro, Teneile M ^a   Avila, Julie R ^a   Kane, Staci R ^a   Raber, Ellen ^a   Bunt, Thomas M ^a   Shah, Sanjiv R ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; BIOTHREAT AGENTS; DETECTION LEVELS; DNA EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY VERIFICATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PCR ANALYSIS; PCR METHOD; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY; SAMPLE PROCESSING;

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCES; TURNAROUND TIME;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SAMPLING; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTEROIDETES; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME;

AUTOMATION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTEROIDETES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLASMIDS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 80052805512     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00623-11     Document Type: Article

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