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Toxins Special Issue: Detection and identification of biological toxins in international proficiency tests

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Ricin:
- Reference material: Characterization of Ricin and R. communis Agglutinin Reference Materials
- Proficiency test results: An International Proficiency Test to Detect, Identify and Quantify Ricin in Complex Matrices
- Immunological methods: Recommended Immunological Assays to Screen for Ricin-Containing Samples
- MS-based methods: Recommended Mass Spectrometry-Based Strategies to Identify Ricin-Containing Samples

Saxitoxin:
- Proficiency test results: Results of a Saxitoxin Proficiency Test Including Characterization of Reference Material and Stability Studies
- MS-based methods: Optimization of Sample Preparation for the Identification and Quantification of Saxitoxin in Proficiency Test Mussel Sample using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin:
- Proficiency test results: in submission
- MS-based methods: in revision
Botulinum Neurotoxin:
- Reference material: Generation and Characterization of Six Recombinant Botulinum Neurotoxins as Reference Material to Serve in an International Proficiency Test
- Proficiency test results: Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxins from Complex Matrices: Results of the First International Proficiency Test
- Immunological methods: Recommended Immunological Strategies to Screen for Botulinum Neurotoxin-Containing Samples
- MS-based methods: Recommended Mass Spectrometry-Based Strategies to Identify Botulinum Neurotoxin-Containing Samples
- Ex vivo functional method: Botulinum Neurotoxins: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Using the Mouse Phrenic Nerve Hemidiaphragm Assay (MPN)