Impact of processing method on recovery of bacteria from wipes used in biological surface sampling

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5872-5881

  Downey, Autumn S ^a   Da Silva, Sandra M ^a   Olson, Nathan D ^a   Filliben, James J ^a   Morrow, Jayne B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEFENSE; BIOLOGICAL SURFACES; BURKHOLDERIA; COLONY COUNTS; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; CONTROLLED PARAMETER; DISSOCIATION METHODS; DIVERSE FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; EXTRACTION SOLUTION; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; PROCESSING METHOD; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RELATIVE IMPACT; RISK CHARACTERIZATION; SAMPLE PROCESSING; SAMPLING MATERIALS; SOURCES OF VARIATION; SURFACE SAMPLING; TARGET ORGANISM; TWEEN 80; VORTEXING;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BIOLOGY; DISSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SAMPLING;

RECOVERY;

BACTERIUM; LABORATORY METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BURKHOLDERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84866169182     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00873-12     Document Type: Article

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