TABLE 2.
Biomarkers released from spores of B. cereus group bacteria by CPD and sonication
| Organism | Straina | Biomarker(s) (m/z)b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. cereus | T* | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,366 | 9,534 |
| B33* | 6,695 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,451 | 7,930 | |
| 9,244 | ||||||
| NCTC 8035 | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,353 | ||
| B. anthracis | Sterne | 6,678 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,366 | |
| B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki | 33679* | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,317 | |
| B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis | 35646 | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,366 | |
| B. thuringiensis subsp. finitimus | 19269 | 6,695 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,366 | |
| B. thuringiensis subsp. galleriae | 29730* | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,331 | |
| B. thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis | 4AA-1 | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,366 | |
| B. thuringiensis subsp. berliner | 10792* | 6,695 | 6,827 | 7,082 | ||
| 13366* | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,205 | ||
| 7,331 | ||||||
| 13367* | 6,712 | 6,834 | 7,082 | 7,331 | 7,751 | |
| 55172* | 6,712 | 6,827 | 7,082 | 7,331 | 9,180 | |
| B. mycoides | 6462 | 6,529 | 6,877 | 7,066 | ||
| B. subtilisc | EMG 168 | 6,847 | 6,949 | 9,136 | ||
| B. globigiic (B. subtilis subsp. niger) | 9372 | 7,346 | 8,898 | |||
a
Asterisked organisms were sonicated.
b
Numbers in italic correspond to peaks observed only after sonication. Numbers in boldface denote peaks characteristic of the B. cereus group, excluding B. mycoides.
c
Reference 14.