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13 SMPR for Detection of
Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Artillery propellant
. Modern gun propellants are divided into three classes: single-base
propellants which are mainly or entirely nitrocellulose based, double-base propellants
composed of a combination of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin, and triple base composed of a
combination of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin and nitroguanidine. Suggestion: test total
nitrocellulose/ nitroglycerin nitroguanidine together.