Microbial Forensic Investigation of the Anthrax-Letter Attacks

Microbial Forensics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 15-25

  Keim, Paul S ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^b   Ravel, Jacques ^c  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84882894090     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-382006-8.00002-5     Document Type: Chapter

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