Development of aptamer beacons for rapid presumptive detection of Bacillus spores

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 915-924

  Bruno, John G ^a   Carrillo, Maria P ^a  

^a Operational Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Anthrose; Bacillus; Beacon; FRET; SELEX; Spore; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ANTHROSE; BEACON; FRET; SELEX; SPORE;

BACILLI; BIOTERRORISM; DISEASES; DNA SEQUENCES; FLUORESCENCE; SUGARS; TERRORISM;

BACTERIOLOGY;

APTAMER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84862171763     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-011-1030-0     Document Type: Article

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