TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains used for determining the specificity of the antibodies used in the LAM detection assay
| KIT codea | Sourceb | Other designation(s) and/or source |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Mycobacterium | ||
| E. coli 2 | UvA | MC4100, ATCC 35695 |
| H. influenzae 1 | AMC | Clinical isolate |
| S. pneumoniae 1 | AMC | Clinical isolate |
| S. aureus 1 | AMC | Clinical isolate |
| C. albicans 1 | AMC | Clinical isolate |
| N. asteroides 1 | AMC | Clinical isolate |
| Mycobacterium | ||
| M. tuberculosis 1 | RIVM | myc4514 |
| M. bovis 2 | RIVM | ATCC 19210 |
| M. avium 1 | RIVM | myc3875 |
| M. africanum 1 | RIVM | myc5544 |
| M. microti 1 | ITG | 1287 |
| M. vaccae 1 | RIVM | ATCC 25949 |
| M. kansasii 1 | RIVM | myc1012 |
| M. marinum 3 | ITG | L66 |
| M. nonchromogenicum 1 | RIVM | ATCC 25145 |
| M. fortuitum 1 | RIVM | ATCC 6841 |
| M. smegmatis 1 | RIVM | ATCC 14468 |
| M. intracellulare 1 | ITG | 6997, ATCC 15985 |
| M. gordonae 3 | ITG | 8960 |
| M. terrae 2 | RIVM | SCS74/14 |
| M. xenopi 1 | ITG | 7003 |
| M. scrofulaceum 1 | RIVM | myc3442 |
| M. duvalii 1 | ITG | Clinical isolate |
| M. leprae 13 | IEBM | A54 |
a
Species were determined by biochemical means by the supplier of the strain. KIT, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
b
AMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; IEBM, Institute for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Borstel, Germany; ITG, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; RIVM, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, The Netherlands; UvA, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.