TY - JOUR
AU - Hansen, P. Arne
AB - J. INFECT. DIs. VOL. 108, No.2 A PHAGE-FLUORESCEl'\T ANTIPHAGE STAINI~G SYSTE:.Yl FOR BACILLUS ANTHRACIS* WALTER R. DOWDLEt AND P. ARNE HANSEN From the Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland The fluorescent antibody technic de­ cently Cherry and Freeman (1959) pre­ scribed by Coons and Kaplan (1950) pared fluorescent antibodies against B. has been proposed for the rapid identi­ anthracis and stai ned bacilli from cul­ fication of certain pathogenic bacterial tures and in impression smears. The agents. The following references are ex­ reagent was not found to be specific for amples selected from the extensive the anthrax bacillus. Hmvever, the literature: Moody et al , 1956 i Molleo­ authors emphasized the diagnostic irn­ myces pseudomalleii, 1958 (Streptococ­ portance of staining encapsulated bacilli cus); Thomason et aI, 1957 (Salmonella in tissues. typhosa) ; Whitaker et aI, 1958 (Escheri­ Sensitivity to gamma bacteriophage (Brown and Cherry, 1955), 011 the ot her chia coli); Winter and Moody, 1959 (Pasteurella pestis); LaBrec et al, 1959 hand, has proved to be a highly specific (Shigella fiexneri); Finkelstein and test for B. anthracis (Brown et ai, 1958a: LaBrec, 1959 (Vibrio). Leise et aI, 1959). Al though this is one The success of 
TI - A Phage-Fluorescent Antiphage Staining System for Bacillus Anthracis*
JF - The Journal of Infectious Diseases
DO - 10.1093/infdis/108.2.125
DA - 1961-03-01
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SP - 125
EP - 135
VL - 108
IS - 2
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