[muawiyah]

The so-called "Ames strain" is presently in the hands of hundreds, if not thousands, of labs of different sorts all over the world.

It appears to be a "standard" for measuring the efficacy of anti-anthrax materials, or for other measurement of bacteria.

On the other hand, the particular strain of the strain of the strain is the same, and that gets limited down to a half dozen to a dozen places.

Knowing who produced the anthrax does not tell you who used it as a weapon. That's because this particular stuff could have been stolen over the last 10 years - according to the records!

[Nogbad]

The so-called "Ames strain" is presently in the hands of hundreds,
if not thousands,
of labs of different sorts all over the world.

Not true. The virulent strain is probably in fewer than 10 labs.