Evaluation of the Biolog system for the identification of Bacillus anthracis
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Letters in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 20 (4), 209-211
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-765x.1995.tb00429.x
Abstract
The potential of the Biolog system for the identification of Bacillus anthracis was evaluated. In-house generated databases allowed the correct identification of 19 of 20 isolates of B. anthracis within 24 h. Five strains of the closely related B. cereus/thuringiensis group were misidentified as B. anthracis. For this reason the test could only serve as a primary screen with further testing being required to confirm identity. In addition 20% of all the strains of bacilli examined during the study gave unreadable reaction profiles due to false-positive reactions.Keywords
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