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A mobile biosafety microanalysis system for infectious agents.
Beniac, Daniel R; Hiebert, Shannon L; Siemens, Christine G; Corbett, Cindi R; Booth, Tim F.
Afiliação
  • Beniac DR; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3E 3R2, Canada.
  • Hiebert SL; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3E 3R2, Canada.
  • Siemens CG; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3E 3R2, Canada.
  • Corbett CR; 1] National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3E 3R2, Canada [2] Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3E 0W3, Canada.
  • Booth TF; 1] National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3E 3R2, Canada [2] Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3E 0W3, Canada.
Sci Rep ; 5: 9505, 2015 Mar 30.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25820944
ABSTRACT
Biological threats posed by pathogens such as Ebola virus must be quickly diagnosed, while protecting the safety of personnel. Scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis requires minimal specimen preparation and can help to identify hazardous agents or substances. Here we report a compact biosafety system for rapid imaging and elemental analysis of specimens, including powders, viruses and bacteria, which is easily transportable to the site of an incident.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Segurança / Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura / Técnicas Microbiológicas / Unidades Móveis de Saúde Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Segurança / Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura / Técnicas Microbiológicas / Unidades Móveis de Saúde Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article