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. 2013 Apr;51(4):1110–1117. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02704-12

Table 4.

Comparison of assay sensitivity in nuclear extracts

Infectious agent Real-time sensitivity in extracts (md)
PCR RPA
B. anthracisa (Gram positive) 10 10
Y. pestis (Gram negative) 10 10
Vaccinia virus (DNA virus) 10 10
RVFV (RNA virus) 100 100
SIGV (RNA virus IPC) 100 1,000
a

pagA was used for detection.