On the frontline

The lab tables are sealed with protective paper, lab coats and safety goggles are donned as 13 area laboratorians study bacteria that look and react like potential biothreat agents. They came to Wright State University on April 5, 2017 to participate in a bio-terrorism agent workshop sponsored by the Ohio Department of Health Laboratory.   

Participants of this one-day workshop reviewed the primary agents of bio-terrorism, safe handling of samples and cultures, and how to recognize biothreat agents through staining and biochemical characteristics. The Ohio Department of Health designs