Anthrax: Environmental Sampling

Environmental Sampling

Surface sampling procedures for Bacillus anthracis spores from smooth, non-porous surfaces

Guidance on packaging and shipping vacuum socks used for the collection of Bacillus anthracis samples [PDF – 470.40KB]

NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report: NIOSH Evaluation of Air Sampling Methodologies for Bacillus anthracis in a United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center [PDF – 461.08KB]

Recovery efficiency and limit of detection of aerosolized Bacillus anthracis Sterne from environmental surface samples.
Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75(13):4297–4306