Environmental Persistence of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis Spores.

There is a lack of data for how the viability of biological agents may degrade over time in different environments. In this study, experiments were conducted to determine the persistence of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis spores on outdoor materials with and without exposure to simulated su...

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Main Authors: Joseph P Wood, Kathryn M Meyer, Thomas J Kelly, Young W Choi, James V Rogers, Karen B Riggs, Zachary J Willenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4570822?pdf=render