Swab Materials andBacillus anthracisSpore Recovery from Nonporous Surfaces
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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 spores from the swabs (vortexing, sonication, or minimal agitation) and two swab preparations (premo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1006.030716