Evaluation of an Electrochemiluminescence Assay for the Rapid Detection of Abrin Toxin

Christine A Pillai¹, Gowri Manickam¹, Nagarajan Thirunavukkarasu¹+6

• ¹Christine A. Pillai and Gowri Manickam, PhD, are ORISE Fellow Research Scientists; Nagarajan Thirunavukkarasu, PhD, is a Microbiologist; and Shashi Sharma, PhD, is Principal Investigator; all at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Molecular Methods Development Branch, Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, US Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD. Segaran P. Pillai, PhD, FAAM, SM(NRCM), SM(ASCP), is Director, Office of Laboratory Science and Safety, Office of the Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD. Stephen A. Morse, PhD, MSPH, is Senior Advisor, CDC Division of Select Agents and Toxins, IHRC, Inc., Atlanta, GA. Julie R. Avila, MS, is Scientific Associate, Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA. David R. Hodge, PhD, and Kevin Anderson, PhD, are Program Managers; both in the Science and Technology Directorate, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC.