Ruling Out Bacillus anthracis

Ruling Out Bacillus anthracis

Optimization of methods for ruling out Bacillus anthracis leads to increased yields, faster turnaround times, and a lighter workload. We used 72 environmental non–B. anthracis bacilli to validate methods for ruling out B. anthracis. Most effective were horse blood agar, motility testing after a 2-h...

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Main Authors: Joseph Papaparaskevas, Dimitra P. Houhoula, Maria Papadimitriou, Georgios Saroglou, Nicholas J. Legakis, Loukia Zerva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacillus anthracis
PCR
motility
hemolysis
bioterrorism
PLET agar
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0544_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0544_article

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