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Plague
Reports summarize plague research from J.V. Rogers and co-authors
June 16th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Many aspects of biodefense research require quantitative growth assessments of the test agent." "This study evaluated the BioNanoPore (BNP (TM)) technology to quantitate Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis faster than traditional plate counting methods. The BNP (TM) technology enabled quantification of B. anthracis and Y. pestis in phosphate-buffered saline and naive rabbit blood at 6 and 24 h, respectively," wrote J.V. Rogers and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "After 6 h of growth, counts for B. anthracis ranged from 6.19-6.45 log(10) CFU ml(-1) on BNP (TM), while counts after 24 h on...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-16)
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