Volume 8, Number 10—October 2002
THEME ISSUE
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Two-Component Direct Fluorescent-Antibody Assay for Rapid Identification of Bacillus anthracis
Table 2
Results of cell wall and capsule direct fluorescent-antibody assays for 56 strains of five Bacillus speciesa
Species | No. of strains | CW-DFA (% positive) | CAP-DFA (% positive) |
---|---|---|---|
B. cereus | 23 | 10 (43) | 0 (0) |
B. thuringiensis | 12 | 2 (17) | 0 (0) |
B. megaterium | 11 | 0 (0) | 1 (11) |
B. mycoides | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
B. subtilis | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total | 56 | 12 (21) | 1 (1.7) |
aDFA, direct fluorescent-antibody assay; CW, cell wall; CAP, capsule.