To: RANGERAIRBORNE
If it is a powder composed of spores, it would not be possible to do gram stain to ID the spore. Only if you plate the organism can you positively ID via microscopy.
I have to think the US military has labs stationed in forward positions.
If not, I volunteer!
145 posted on
03/22/2003 12:44:03 PM PST by
bonesmccoy
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To: bonesmccoy
OK, my days of college microbiology are long behind me- but it still seems to me that this "powder" could be Gram's-stained and at least identified as being consistent with Bacillus anthracis spores or just lactose or talcum powder.
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