Anthrax analytical methods

Robert Koch, in Germany in 1881, did scientific laboratory tests on 70 different chemicals, at different concentrations and in different solvents, to assess thek abiUty to kill spores of anthrax bacteria (7). Refinement of the testing methods were made in 1897, 1903, and 1908 (8). They continued to be improved, standardized, and pubUshed under the auspices of organizations like the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) (now called AO AC International). 

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