Advance detection technologies for select biothreat agents
M.M. Parida; Paban Kumar Dash; Jyoti Shukla Division of Virology, Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Gwalior, India
Abstract
This chapter provides a comprehensive update about various technological developments in the field of biothreat agent detection. We have attempted to provide the reader with all the basic information starting with the culture considered as gold standard of diagnosis, immunological assays like the immunochromatographic test (ICT) which includes the lateral flow rapid strip test, flow through spot test and molecular assays, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), ...
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