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. 2002 Oct;8(10):1178-82.
doi: 10.3201/eid0810.020393.

Evaluation and validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid identification of Bacillus anthracis

Alex R Hoffmaster, Richard F Meyer, Michael D Bowen, Chung K Marston, Robbin S Weyant, Kathy Thurman, Sharon L Messenger, Erin E Minor, Jonas M Winchell, Max V Rassmussen, Bruce R Newton, J Todd Parker, William E Morrill, Nancy McKinney, Gwen A Barnett, James J Sejvar, John A Jernigan, Bradley A Perkins, Tanja Popovic

Evaluation and validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid identification of Bacillus anthracis

Alex R Hoffmaster et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Oct.

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  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Apr;9(4):511
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Real-time polymerase chain reaction graph of three B. anthracis markers and B-actin control detected in a pleural fluid specimen from a patient with inhalational anthrax. The horizontal line indicates a threshold value; the vertical lines indicate cross-threshold values for each marker. BA1, primer and probe set targeting a region of pXO2; BA2, primer and probe set targeting a region of pXO1; BA3, primer/probe set targeting a region of B. anthracis chromosome.
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