Molecular investigation of the Aum Shinrikyo anthrax release in Kameido, Japan
- Keim, Paul
- Smith, Kimothy L.
- Keys, Christine
- Takahashi, Hiroshi
- Kurata, Takeshi
- Kaufmann, Arnold
Publication date
December 2001
DOI Publisher
American Society for Microbiology ISSN
0095-1137Abstract
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 consistent with strain Sterne 34F2, which is used in Japan for animal prophylaxis against anthrax
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