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Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis spores. (Synopsis).
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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June 1, 2003| Author:
Arduino, Matthew J.; Ashford, David A.; Beatty, Mark E.; Sobel, Jeremy; Taylor, Thomas H., Jr.; Weyant, Robbin; Whitney, Ellen A. Spotts
| COPYRIGHT 2003 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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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.
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