Use of two selective media and a broth motility test can aid in identification or exclusion of Bacillus anthracis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 4336-4341

  Luna, Vicki A ^a,c   Peak, K Kealy ^a   Veguilla, William O ^a   Reeves, Frank ^b   Heberlein Larson, Lea ^b   Cannons, Andrew C ^a   Amuso, Phil ^a,b   Cattani, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMYXIN B;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL MOTILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; LABORATORY TEST; MOTILITY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGAR; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOTERRORISM; CULTURE MEDIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MOVEMENT;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 24744468057     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4336-4341.2005     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Atlas, R. M. 1993. NSMP, modified, p. 665-666. In L. C. Parks (ed.), Handbook of microbiological media. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2001. Update: investigation of anthrax associated with intentional exposure and interim public health guidelines, October 2001. Morbid. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 50:889-893.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2001. Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax and interim guidelines for exposure management and antimicrobial therapy, October 2001. Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 50:909-919.
4. Gibson, T., and R. E. Gordon. 1974. Endospore-forming rods and cocci, p. 529-575. In R. E. Buchanan and N. E. Gibbons (ed.), Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology, 8th ed. The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, Md.
5. Heyrman, J., N. A. Logan, M. Rodriquez-Diaz, P. Scheldeman, L. Lebbe, J. Swings, M. Heyndricks, and P. de Vos. 2005. Study of mural painting isolates, leading to the transfer of "Bacillus maroccanus" and "Bacillus carotarum" to Bacillus simplex, re-examination of the strains previously attributed to "Bacillus macroides" and description of Bacillus muralis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55:119-131.
6. Logan, N. A., and P. C. B. Turnbull. 1999. Bacillus and recently derived genera, p. 357-369. In P. R. Murray, E. J. Baron, M. A. Pfaller, F. C. Tenover, and R. H. Yolken (ed.), Manual of clinical microbiology, 7th ed. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.
7. Logan, N. A., and P. C. B. Turnbull. 2003. Bacillus and other aerobic endospore-forming bacteria, p. 445-460. In P. R. Murray, E. J. Baron, J. H. Jorgensen, M. A. Pfaller, and R. H. Yolken (ed.), Manual of clinical microbiology, 8th ed. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.
8. Jernigan, J. A., D. S. Stephens, D. A. Ashford, C. Omenaca, M. S. Topiel, M. Galbraith, M. Tapper, T. L. Fisk, S. Zaki, T. Popovic, R. F. Meyer, C. P. Quinn, S. A. Harper, S. K., Fridkin, J. J. Sejvar, C. W. Shepard, M. McConnell, J. Guarner, W. Shieh, J. M. Malecki, J. L. Gerberding, J. M. Hughes, B. Perkins, et al. 2001. Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: the first 10 cases reported in the United States. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 7:933-944.
9. Jernigan, J. A., P. L. Raghunathan, B. P. Bell, R. B. Bresnitz, J. C. Butler, M. Cetron, M. Cohen, R. Doyle, C. Greene, K. S. Griffith, J. Guarner, J. Hadler, J. A. Hayslett, R. Meyer, L. R. Petersen, M. Phillips, R. Pinner, T. Popovic, C. P. Quinn, J. Reefhuis, D. Reissman, N. Rosenstein, A. Schuchat, W. Shieh, L. Siegal, D. L. Swerdlow, F. C. Tenover, M. Traeger, J. W. Ward, I. Weisfuse, S. Wiersma, K. Yeskey, S. Zaki, D. A. Ashford, B. A. Perkins, S. Ostroff, J. Hughes, D. Fleming, J. P. Koplan, J. L. Gerberding, et al. 2002. Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax, United States, 2001: epidemiologic findings. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 8:1019-1028.
10. MacFaddin, J. F. 2000. Lecithinase test, p. 273-281. In L. McGrew (ed.), Biochemical tests for identification of medical bacteria, 3rd ed. Lippincott/The Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pa.
11. Smirnoff, W. A. 1962. A staining method for differentiating spores, crystals, and cells of Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner). J. Insect Pathol. 4:384-386.
12. Sneath, P. H. A. 1986. Endospore-forming gram-positive rods and cocci, p. 1104-1139. In P. H. A. Sneath, N. S. Mair, M. E. Sharpe, and J. G. Holt (ed.), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 2. The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, Md.
13. Weyant, R. S., J. W. Ezzell, and T. Popovic. 2003. Level B. Laboratory procedure for the identification of Bacillus anthracis, p. 47-64. In K. Q. Lindsey and S. A. Morse (ed.), Laboratory protocols for bioterrorism response laboratories for the identification of Bacillus anthracis. [Online.] www.lrnb.cdc.gov.