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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2001, p. 4566-4567, Vol. 39, No. 12
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4566-4567.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Molecular Investigation of the Aum Shinrikyo Anthrax Release in Kameido, Japan

Paul Keim,1,* Kimothy L. Smith,1 Christine Keys,1 Hiroshi Takahashi,2 Takeshi Kurata,3 and Arnold Kaufmann4

Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-56401; Infectious Disease Surveillance Center2 and Office of Directors,3 National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640 Japan; and Stone Mountain, Georgia4

Received 5 July 2001/Returned for modification 8 September 2001/Accepted 5 October 2001

In 1993, the Aum Shinrikyo cult aerosolized Bacillus anthracis spores over Kameido, Japan. Spore samples were obtained from the release site, cultured, and characterized by molecular genetic typing. The isolates were consistent with strain Sterne 34F2, which is used in Japan for animal prophylaxis against anthrax.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5640. Phone: (928) 523-1078. Fax: (928) 523-0639. E-mail: Paul.Keim{at}NAU.EDU.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2001, p. 4566-4567, Vol. 39, No. 12
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4566-4567.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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