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Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

Yersinia pestis [Plague] – BSL-3

Citation:

ASM. 2005.“Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines for Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism: Yersinia pestis.”

Description:

Analytical guidelines

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists these guidelines for detection and viability assessment of Yersinia pestis in solid, particulate, aerosol, liquid and water samples containing.

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