Development of quantitative real-time PCR assays for detection and quantification of surrogate biological warfare agents in building debris and leachate.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on August 24, 2007

Authors

Pascal E Saikaly1, Morton A Barlaz, Francis L de Los Reyes

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. pesaikal@ncsu.edu

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