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Bioterrorism
USA Scientific reports research in bioterrorism
November 5th, 2007
According to recent research from the United States, "Serratia marcescens are Gram-negative bacteria that were often used by the USA. military and others to track movement of bacteria in the environment. As part of ongoing construction at Fort Detrick, Maryland, what appeared to be a small bomblet was found buried in the ground at the site of an old test grid." "A sample of a clear, straw-colored liquid was aseptically removed from the plastic reservoir; the results of routine cultures on standard bacteriological media were negative. DNA was extracted from the sample and found to be 99% identical to S. marcescens," wrote C.A. Whitehouse and colleagues, USA...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-11-05)
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