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

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Anthrax / diagnosis
• Anthrax / microbiology
• Bacillus anthracis / classification
• Bacillus anthracis / genetics*
• Bacillus anthracis / isolation & purification*
• Bioterrorism
• Environmental Monitoring
• Genes, Bacterial
• Genotype
• Humans
• Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
• Reproducibility of Results
• Sensitivity and Specificity
• Time Factors