title: Rapid dipicolinic acid extraction from Bacillus spores detected by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Real-Time Analyzers, Inc., East Hartford, Connecticut 06108, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farquharson
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gift
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maksymiuk
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Inscore
mesh_terms: D001408:Bacillus anthracis; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D001694:Biological Warfare; D015415:Biomarkers; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D008832:Microchemistry; D010848:Picolinic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010848:Picolinic Acids; C004860:dipicolinic acid