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. 2015 Aug 12;6:663. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00663

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At least a portion of this work is authored by Drs. Christopher J. Doona, Florence E. Feeherry, Kenneth Kustin, Gene G. Olinger and Alexander J. Malkin on behalf of the U.S. Government and, as regards Drs. Doona, Feeherry, Kustin, Olinger and Malkin and the U.S. Government, is not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Foreign and other copyrights may apply.

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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images γ-irradiated (standard dose ≥ 2.5 × 10⁶ rads to assure sterility) air-dried B. anthracis Ames spores. (A) Spores produced on Mueller Hinton-BBL; (B) spores produced on NSM agar; (C) spores produced on nutrient agar-BBL; and (D) spores produced spores produced on BHI-BBL.