Evaluation of a macrofoam swab protocol for the recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores from a steel surface.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 72(6): 4429-30, 2006 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-16751562
ABSTRACT
A protocol to recover Bacillus anthracis spores from a steel surface using macrofoam swabs was evaluated for its accuracy, precision, reproducibility, and limit of detection. Macrofoam swabs recovered 31.7 to 49.1% of spores from 10-cm2 steel surfaces with a < or =32.7% coefficient of variation in sampling precision and reproducibility for inocula of > or =38 spores.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Steel
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Bacillus anthracis
Language:
En
Journal:
Appl Environ Microbiol
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States