Rapid and reliable detection of bacterial endospores in environmental samples by diagnostic electron microscopy combined with X-ray microanalysis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-21

  Laue, Michael ^a   Fulda, Gerhard ^b  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus; Bioterrorism; Clostridium; EDX; Negative staining electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; NANOPARTICLE; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CAMERA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENT; IMAGING SOFTWARE; LABORATORY DEVICE; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RELIABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOIL; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

BACILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOSPHORUS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SULFUR;

EID: 84877355183     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.03.026     Document Type: Article

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