Comparison of quantitative PCR and culture-based methods for evaluating dispersal of Bacillus thuringiensis endospores at a bioterrorism hoax crime scene

Forensic Science International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 88-95

  Crighton, Taryn ^a,b   Hoile, Rebecca ^b   Coleman, Nicholas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW Police Force   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioterrorism; Endospores; QPCR

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL TOXIN GENE 1; DNA EXTRACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84861574812     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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