Bacteria as potential tools in bioterrorism, with an emphasis on bacterial toxins...reprinted from British Journal of Biomedical Science 2005 62(1) with permission of publisher
The threat of bioterrorism remains a reality worldwide and, although of low probability, an attack would be a high-consequence event. Microbes are available to individuals with appropriate contacts and even many lowgrade bacterial pathogens can severely affect health. Toxins provide bacteria with a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Continuing Education Topics & Issues Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 90 - 98 |
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| Formato: | CEU exam questions tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Medical Technologists
Apr2006
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