Agent

Gold Standard

Antigen Capture

IgG

IgM

PCR

Animals

Aflatoxins

Mass spectroscopy

Alpha Toxin

ELISA

X

Alphaviruses

Virus isolation/ neutralization

X

X

X

X

X

Arboviruses

Virus isolation/IFA

X

X

X

X

X

Bacillus anthracis

IFA/Std. Microbiology

X (PA)

X

X

X

X

Bacillus globigii

Std. Microbiology

X

Bacillus thuringiensis

Std. Microbiology

Bot Toxin

Mouse neutralization

X (A Toxin)

*

X

Brucella sp.

IFA / Std. Microbiology

X

X

X

X

X

C. burnetii

IFA/Std. Microbiology/ serology

X

X

C. perfrigens

Clostridium sp.

Std. Microbiology

F. tularensis

IFA/Std. Microbiology

X

X

X