Bacterial Endospore Detection Using Photoluminescence from Terbium Dipicolinate

I. Introduction 2 a. Bacterial Endospores 2 b.Terbium Dipicolinate 4 II.Bacterial Endospore Detection Method 10 III.Interferents 13 a.Reduced Emission Intensity of Terbium Dipicolinate 14 b.Overlapping Emission Spectra of Interferent 15 c.Other Terbium Complexes 16 IV.Conclusions 18 V.