JOURNAL ARTICLE

Inactivation ofBacillus anthracisSpores

Ellen A. Spotts WhitneyMark E. BeattyThomas H. TaylorRobbin S. WeyantJeremy SobelMatthew J. ArduinoDavid A. Ashford

Year: 2003 Journal:   Emerging infectious diseases Vol: 9 (6)Pages: 623-627   Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Abstract After the intentional release of Bacillus anthracis through the U.S. Postal Service in the fall of 2001, many environments were contaminated with B. anthracis spores, and frequent inquiries were made regarding the science of destroying these spores. We conducted a survey of the literature that had potential application to the inactivation of B. anthracis spores. This article provides a tabular summary of the results.

Keywords:
Bacillus anthracis Spore Microbiology Bacillus (shape) Biology Bacteria Genetics

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Topics

Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Molecular Biology
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Cancer Research
Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
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