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Swab Materials and Bacillus anthracis Spore Recovery from Nonporous Surfaces

Four swab materials were evaluated for their efficiency in recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores from steel coupons. Cotton, macrofoam, polyester, and rayon swabs were used to sample coupons inoculated with a spore suspension of known concentration. Three methods of processing for the removal of spo...

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Autores principales: Rose, Laura, Jensen, Bette, Peterson, Alicia, Banerjee, Shailen N., Arduino, Matthew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15207053
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1006.030716