Open AccessPersistence of Category A Select Agents in the Environment
Author(s) -
R. Sinclair,
Stephanie A. Boone,
David Greenberg,
Paul Keim,
Charles P. Gerba
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.02167-07
Subject(s) - persistence (discontinuity) , biology , computer science , computational biology , biochemical engineering , engineering , geotechnical engineering
The intentional use of biological agents as weapons could result in deaths in numbers comparable to those expected from the use of nuclear weapons. It is one of the most significant terrorism threats ([16][1], [82][2]) and has the potential to catalyze a general breakdown of society through a loss
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