Multi-pathogens sequence containing plasmids as positive controls for universal detection of potential agents of bioterrorism

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The limited circulation of many of the agents that are likely to be used in a bioterrorism attack precludes the ready availability of positive controls. This means that only specialized laboratories can screen for the presence of the...

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Main Authors: La Scola Bernard, Charrel Remy N, Raoult Didier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/4/21