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SUBMITTER: Simon S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4690108 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simon Stéphanie S Worbs Sylvia S Avondet Marc-André MA Tracz Dobryan M DM Dano Julie J Schmidt Lisa L Volland Hervé H Dorner Brigitte G BG Corbett Cindi R CR
Toxins 20151126 12
Ricin, a toxin from the plant Ricinus communis, is one of the most toxic biological agents known. Due to its availability, toxicity, ease of production and absence of curative treatments, ricin has been classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as category B biological weapon and it is scheduled as a List 1 compound in the Chemical Weapons Convention. An international proficiency test (PT) was conducted to evaluate detection and quantification capabilities of 17 expert l ...[more]