Molecular investigation of the Aum Shinrikyo anthrax release in Kameido, Japan

Authors
Keim, P Smith, KL Keys, C Takahashi, H Kurata, T Kaufmann, A
Citation
P. Keim et al., Molecular investigation of the Aum Shinrikyo anthrax release in Kameido, Japan, J CLIN MICR, 39(12), 2001, pp. 4566-4567
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4566 - 4567
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200112)39:12<4566:MIOTAS>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
In 1993, the Aum Shinrikyo cult aerosolized Bacillus anthracis spores over Kameido, Japan. Spore samples were obtained from the release site, cultured , and characterized by molecular genetic typing. The isolates were consiste nt with strain Sterne 34F2, which is used in Japan for animal prophylaxis a gainst anthrax.