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Table 3 Evaluation of F1/Y. pestis in simulated samples. The human serum has the same detection limit as that in PCB (103 CFU/ml and 4 ng/ml), while the limitation has decreased for mouse blood and BAL

From: Rapid and sensitive detection of Yersinia pestis by lateral-flow assay in simulated clinical samples

Specimen types

PCB

Human serum

Mouse blood

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Y. pestis (CFU mL− 1)

F1 protein (ng mL− 1)

Y. pestis (CFU mL− 1)

F1 protein (ng mL− 1)

Y. pestis (CFU mL− 1)

F1 protein (ng mL− 1)

Y. pestis (CFU mL− 1)

F1 protein (ng mL− 1)

 

106

+

10

+

106

+

10

+

2 × 107

+

1000

+

2 × 107

+

1000

+

105

+

5

+

105

+

5

+

2 × 106

+

100

+

2 × 106

+

100

+

104

+

4

+

104

+

4

+

2 × 105

+

10

+

2 × 105

+

10

+

103

+

3

±

103

+

3

±

2 × 104

±

5

±

2 × 104

+

5

±

102

±

  

102

±

      

2 × 103

±

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