Miniature Sensors for Biological Warfare Agents using Fatty Acid ...

these (listed in Table 1) are the most well known bacterial pathogens as given in
"First Responder Chem-Bio Handbook, a Practical Manual for First Responders"
[12].
Table 1: Diseases and the bacteria that cause them.
Disease Source/Causal Agent
anthrax Bacillus anthracis
brucellosis Brucella melitensis
cholera Vibrio cholerae
plague Yersinia pestis
tularemia Francisella tularensis
Q fever Coxiella burnetii
Fatty acids are also important as a component of food and oils, and can be an
industrial health hazard. For example, in the vegetable oil industry, monitoring and
detection needs include quality assurance, shelf life, and impurity (or fraudulent
replacement/adulteration) detection.
Table 2 illustrates the diversity of fatty acids (analyzed as fatty acid methyl esters)
found in various food items or consumer items, along with references.
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