Chemical and Physical Signatures for Microbial Forensics edited by John B. Cliff, Helen W. Kreuzer, Christopher J. Ehrhardt, David S. Wunschel.

Combining the disciplines of biological, physical and chemical science, microbial forensics has a rapidly rising profile in a world increasingly troubled by the threat of ‘biocrime’ and ‘bioterrorism’. This valuable resource is a major addition to a body of literature reckoned to lack sufficient bre...

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Other Authors: Cliff, John B. (Editor), Kreuzer, Helen W. (Editor), Ehrhardt, Christopher J. (Editor), Wunschel, David S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Infectious Disease
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