Evaluation of Sponge Wipe Surface Sampling for Collection of Potential Surrogates for Non-spore-forming Bioterrorism Agents.

L D AslettMichael Worth CalfeeM MongeA Abdel-HadyT ChamberlainR BaartmansA Touati

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2024)

Recovery results suggest that sponge wipe sampling can effectively be used to recover non-spore-forming bacterial cells from hard, nonporous surfaces such as stainless steel, ABS plastic, and glass.

Keyphrases

bacillus subtilis
biofilm formation
human health
cystic fibrosis
climate change