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Bacillus anthracis
Inclusivity Panel – Tier 2
A4.2.1
Bacillus anthracis
. If any listed strain is not available, an alternate strain shall be selected
from the same VNTR group. If an alternate strain from the same VNTR group is not available, a
strain from the same genotype shall be selected. If an alternate strain from the same genotype is not
available, a strain different than those listed below shall be selected if available;
Tier 2
Bacillus anthracis
Inclusivity Panel
Species
Strain
Notes
Bacillus anthracis
Turkey 32
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A1b; genotype 23
Bacillus anthracis
K3
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A3c; genotype 67
Bacillus anthracis
Ohio ACB
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A3d; genotype 68
Bacillus anthracis
Ames
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A3b; genotype 62
Bacillus anthracis
BA1035
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group B1; genotype 82
Bacillus anthracis
BA0018
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A1a; genotype 7
Bacillus anthracis
PAK-1
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A2; genotype 29
Bacillus anthracis
RA3
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group B2; genotype 80
Bacillus anthracis
SK-102
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A4; genotype 69
Bacillus anthracis
A
Sterne
pXO1+, pXO2-; VNTR group A3b; genotype 59, 61
Bacillus anthracis
A
V770-NP-1R
pXO1+, pXO2-; VNTR group A3a; genotype 45
Bacillus anthracis
Vollum 1B
pXO1+, pXO2+; VNTR group A4; genotype 77
Adapted from Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL (2016) 20th Ed., AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Rockville, MD,
USA, AOAC SMPR 2010.003,
www.eoma.aoac.org ,and
Bacillus anthracis
2016.006 - Journal of AOAC International, Volume 99,
Number 4, July-August 2016, pp. 1084-1089.
A
These two strains should not be included in the inclusivity panel if the product being tested only utilizes a pX02 assay, as these strains
are expected to be pXO2 negative.
Bacillus anthracis
Exclusivity - Tier 1