Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch (BSPB) Laboratory Submissions

The Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory (SBRL) provides reference services for the following unusual, rare, or novel Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria:

• Aerobic Actinomycetes (Ex: Nocardia spp., Streptomyces spp.)
• Fastidious bacteria (Ex: Capnocytophaga spp.)
• Gram-positive rods (Ex: Corynebacterium spp. EXCEPT C. diphtheria)
• Gram-negative non-fermentative rods (Ex: Stenotrophomonas spp.)

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The Zoonoses and Select Agent Laboratory (ZSAL) of the Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch (BSPB) provides a variety of reference activities for the following bacteria:

• Bacillus anthracis
• Leptospira spp. (including L. interrogans)
• Brucella spp. (including B. abortus, B. canis, B. melitensis, B. suis)
• Burkholderia spp. (including B. mallei, B. pseudomallei)

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