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. 2013 Sep 9;4(8):671–685. doi: 10.4161/viru.26288

Table 4. Strain identities and PCR results of the ring trial on B. anthracis genome detection by PCR. Five laboratories participated in the ring trial.

Species Strain name DNA ng/µl BA5345 Antwerpen PL3 Wielinga BA5357 Letant BA813 Coker sap (S-layer) WHO 1998 B-type SASP WHO 2008
B. anthracis 17JB 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 08-1298 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 09-1122 0.2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 07-1371 0.2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 07-1167 0.2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 92-9066 0.1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis CIP 53.169 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis CIP 74.12 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis CIP 81.89 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis CIP A204 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis CIP A205 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis CIP A206 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis CIP A211 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. cereus ATCC 14579 0.5 u + u
B. cereus 06.1248 0.2 + u u
B. cereus 08.1458 0.5 d u u
B. cereus 97-BC14 0.2 + + + u u
B. cereus 00.624.49 0.5 + + + + u u
B. cereus 97-BC17 0.5 + u u
B. cereus 97-BC18 0.5 + + + u + u
B. cereus 97-BC59 0.5 u u
B. cereus CIP A28 0.5 d u u
B. cereus CIP 63.81 0.1 d + + u u
B. cereus CIP 70.1 0.5 d u u
B. gibsonii CIP 104.720 0.5 d u u
B. licheniformis ATCC 14580 0.5 u u
B. subtilis ATCC 6051 0.3 d + u u
B. anthracis 23932 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 56430 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 131959-5 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 127491 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 188678-1 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 13185 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis 128268 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. cereus 1847 0.5 + u u
B. anthracis 132064-1 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. atrophaeus ATCC 9372 0.5 u u
B. cereus ATCC 11778 0.5 u u
B. cereus WSBC 10530 0.5 d u u
B. cereus WSBC 10536 0.5 u u
B. cereus WSBC 10583 0.5 u u
B. cereus WSBC 10619 0.5 u u
B. cereus NVH0597-99 0.5 + + + + + + u u
B. cereus ATCC 10702 0.5 d u u
B. cereus WSBC 10286 0.5 + u u
B. cereus WSBC 10483 0.5 + + + + u u
B. cereus WSBC 10566 0.5 d + + + + + u u
B. cereus WSBC 10572 0.5 + + + + + + + + u u
B. cereus WSBC 10705 0.5 + + + + + + u u
B. cereus WSBC 10763 0.5 + + + + + + + + u u
B. cereus WSBC 10770 0.5 + + + + + u u
B. cereus ATCC 10987 0.5 + + + + u u
B. coagulans   0.5 u u
B. pumilus ATCC 27142 0.5 u u
B. megaterium ATCC 8245 0.5 u u
B. subtilis ATCC 6633 0.5 u u
B. thuringiensis var galleriae ATCC 29730 0.5 u u
B. thuringiensis ser thuringiensis NRRL HD-2 0.5 u u
B. thuringiensis ser aizawai NRRL HD-11 0.5 u u
B. thuringiensis ser kurstaki NRRL HD-73 0.5 u u
B. anthracis NCTC 109 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis NCTC 8234 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis NCTC 7753 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis NCTC 7752 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis NCTC 5444 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis NCTC 2620 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis NCTC 1328 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis NCTC 10340 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. cereus BGSC 6E1 0.5 + + + + + u u
B. thuringiensis ser pulsiensis BGSC 4CC1 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + u u
B. thuringiensis ser andalousiensis BGSC 4AW1 0.5 d + + + + + u + u
B. thuringiensis ser pondicheriensis BGSC 4BA1 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. thuringiensis ser monterrey BGSC 4AJ1 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + u u
B. thuringiensis ser huazhongensis BGSC 4BD1 0.5 d d u u
B. thuringiensis ser tochigiensis BGSC 4Y1 0.5 + + + + + + u + u
B. megaterium DSM 319 0.5 d + u u
B. pumilus ATCC 7061 0.5 d u u
B. thuringiensis ser Berliner ATCC 10792 0.5 d + + u u
B. weihenstephanensis KBAB4 0.5 d + u u
B. pseudomycoides DSM 12442 0.5 d + u u
B. cereus ATCC 10876 0.5 u u
B. mycoides ATCC 6462 0.5 u u
B. subtilis NCTC 3610 0.5 + u u
B. subtilis NCTC 10400 0.5 u u
B. thuringiensis ser israelensis ATCC 35646 0.5 + u u
B. cereus ATCC 4342 0.5 + + + + + + u u
B. thuringiensis ser konkukian 97-27 0.5 + + + + + + u + u
B. cereus SJ1 0.5 + + + d + + u + u
B. anthracis SVA-2008 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u
B. anthracis SVA-2011 0.5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + u + u

d, doubtful; u, unsuccesfully analyzed; +, PCR positive; −, PCR negative; ser, serovar; var, variant