Evaluation of Three Methods for Discrimination of Bacillus anthracis From Other Bacillus Species

Abstract

Bacillus anthracis shares the same ecological niche with other members of the B. cereus group: especially B. cereus and B. thuringiensis. Techniques that differentiate among Bacillus species using metabolic characteristics can be used to compliment PCR-based methods. These techniques include metabolic and fatty acid profiling. In this work we compared two metabolicbased assays and one fatty acid profiling method for their effectiveness in distinguishing B. anthracis from other Bacillus spp. Our results indicate that the methods tested vary widely in their ability to identify many Bacillus strains.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA484078

Entities

People

  • Diane L. Dutt
  • James Rogers
  • Jose-luis Sagripanti

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Anthropometry
  • Biometric Security
  • Bioterrorism
  • Chain Reactions
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chromatographic Analysis
  • Chromatographs
  • Chromatography
  • Databases
  • Fatty Acids
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Identity Management Systems
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Systems Analysis and Design