Swab Materials and Bacillus anthracis Spore Recovery from Nonporous Surfaces
Four swab materials were evaluated for their efficiency in loree rodkin perfume recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores from steel coupons.Cotton, macrofoam, polyester, and rayon swabs were used to sample coupons inoculated with a spore suspension of known concentration.Three methods of processing for the removal of spores from the swabs (vortexing,