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Evaluation of a macrofoam swab protocol for the recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores from a steel surface.
Hodges, L R; Rose, L J; Peterson, A; Noble-Wang, J; Arduino, M J.
Affiliation
  • Hodges LR; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Mail Stop C16, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. lwh9@cdc.gov
Appl Environ Microbiol ; 72(6): 4429-30, 2006 Jun.
Article in En | MEDLINE | 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.
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Steel / Bacillus anthracis Language: En Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Steel / Bacillus anthracis Language: En Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States