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A High Content Imaging Assay for Identification of Botulinum Neurotoxin Inhibitors
Published on: November 14, 2014
Recovery and detection of botulinum neurotoxins from a nonporous surface
Matthew Lautenschlager1, Susan E Maslanka, Paris A Paul
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Journal of Microbiological Methods
|January 3, 2013
Abstract:
We describe the adaptation of a sample recovery method for botulinum neurotoxins from stainless steel. Botulinum toxin was recovered from surfaces left to dry for up to 16 h and detected by either ELISA or EndoPep mass spectrometry methods. In addition, we demonstrate that this method can be used to evaluate the efficacy of surface decontamination procedures.

