Evaluation of sampling methods for Bacillus spore-contaminated HVAC filters

The objective of this study was to compare an extraction-based sampling method to two vacuum-based sampling methods (vacuum sock and 37mm cassette filter) with regards to their ability to recover Bacillus atrophaeus spores (surrogate for Bacillus anthracis) from pleated heating, ventilation, and air...

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Published in:	Journal of microbiological methods Vol. 96; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors:	Calfee, M. Worth, Rose, Laura J., Tufts, Jenia, Morse, Stephen, Clayton, Matt, Touati, Abderrahmane, Griffin-Gatchalian, Nicole, Slone, Christina, McSweeney, Neal
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014
Subjects:	air conditioning Air Filters - microbiology analysis of variance Anthrax Bacillus - isolation & purification Bacillus anthracis Bacillus atrophaeus Bacteriological Techniques - methods biological agent bioterror dust filters heat HVAC sampling residential housing sampling Specimen Handling - methods spores Spores, Bacterial - isolation & purification Bacillus anthracis biological agent bioterror Anthrax HVAC sampling
ISSN:	0167-7012, 1872-8359, 1872-8359
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