Recovery and detection of botulinum neurotoxins from a nonporous surface

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-280

  Lautenschlager, Matthew ^a   Maslanka, Susan E ^a   Paul, Paris A ^a   Kalb, Suzanne R ^a   Barr, John R ^a   Raphael, Brian H ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Decontamination; ELISA; Endopep MS; Environmental microbiology; Sampling

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BOTULINUM TOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84873739710     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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