Whole-genome sequencing in microbial forensic analysis of gamma-irradiated microbial materials

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 596-607

  Broomall, Stacey M ^a   Ichou, Mohamed Ait ^a,b   Krepps, Michael D ^a,b   Johnsky, Lauren A ^a   Karavis, Mark A ^a   Hubbard, Kyle S ^a,b   Insalaco, Joseph M ^a,c   Betters, Janet L ^a   Redmond, Brady W ^a   Rivers, Bryan A ^a,c   Liem, Alvin T ^a,d   Hill, Jessica M ^a,d   Fochler, Edward T ^a,d   Roth, Pierce A ^a,d   Nicole Rosenzweig, C ^a   Skowronski, Evan W ^a,e   Gibbons, Henry S ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EXCET INC   (United States)

^c FREDERICK NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United States)

^d OptiMetrics Inc   (United States)

^e TMG Biosciences LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTERRORISM; CHARACTERIZATION; GENES; IRRADIATION;

BIOTERRORISM AGENT; GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; IRRADIATED MATERIALS; PROTEOMIC APPROACHES; STANDARD PRACTICES; WHOLE GENOME ANALYSIS; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCES; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GAMMA RAYS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84953897941     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02231-15     Document Type: Article

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