Table 2.
Exclusivity panel of organisms and their strains tested to show no crossreactivity with both MERS assays.
| Organism | Strain | Sourcea | Concentration testedb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordetella parapertussis | 12822 (ATCC BAA-587D) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Bordetella pertussis | 18323 (ATCC 9797D) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Human coronavirus | A59 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Human coronavirus | JHM | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Human coronavirus | MHV-2 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Human coronavirus (SARS) | CDC 809921 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Coxiella burnetti | AD-25 production seed, California 1948 | NIH | 100 pg |
| Haemophilous influenzae | Rd KW20 (ATCC 51907D) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Influenza A (H1N1) | A/SW/GB/19582/92 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Influenza A (H3N2) | A/SW/IA/1/99 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Influenza A (H3N8) | A/MAL/ALB/16/87 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Influenza A (H5N2) | A/DK/SC/318328-3/04 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Influenza A (H7N2) | A/CK/NY/273874/03 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Influenza A (H7N3) | A/TY/UT/24721-10/95 | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Influenza B | B/Ohio/01/2005 (B/Victoria/2/87 genetic group) | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Influenza B | B/Florida/07/2004 (B/Yamagata/16/88 genetic group) | USAMRIID | 5 pfu |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | NCTC 9633 (ATCC 13883) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Legionella pneumophila | Philadelphia-1 (ATCC 33152) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | FH strain of Eaton Agent (ATCC 15531) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Neisseria meningitidis | Murray (ATCC 13090) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Boston 41501 (ATCC 27853) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Wood 46 (ATCC 10832) | ATCC | 100 pg |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | NCTC 7465 (ATCC 33400) | ATCC | 100 pg |
a
USAMRIID = United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; NIH = National Institutes of Health; ATCC = American Type Culture Collection.
b
Concentration tested was per 5 μL added to each RT-PCR reaction.