Evaluation of the Biolog system for the identification of Bacillus anthracis

Baillie, Les ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-223X, Jones, M. N., Turnbull, P. C. B. and Manchee, R. J. 1995. Evaluation of the Biolog system for the identification of Bacillus anthracis. Letters in Applied Microbiology 20 (4) , pp. 209-211. 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1995.tb00429.x

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0266-8254
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 14:26
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17497

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