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Environmental Sampling


Surface sampling procedures for Bacillus anthracis spores from smooth, non-porous surfaces

Guidance on packaging and shipping vacuum socks used for the collection of Bacillus anthracis samples [PDF - 470.40KB]

NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report: NIOSH Evaluation of Air Sampling Methodologies for Bacillus anthracis in a United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center[PDF - 461.08KB]

Estill CF et al. [2009]. Recovery efficiency and limit of detection of aerosolized Bacillus anthracis Sterne from environmental surface samples. Appl Environ Microbiol 75(13):4297–4306.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19429546

 

 
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