“…Wilson et al (2003) reported that A. radioresistens, Acinetobacter (sp3), A. haemolyticus (sp4), A. johnsonii (sp7), A. lwoffii (sp8) and Acinetobacter (sp9) gave 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity for detecting BSE. The highest anti-bacterial antibody level compared to controls was obtained with A. johnsonii.However, there is no consensus in the scientific community about the involvement of Acinetobacter in the pathogenesis of TSE, or about the usefulness of antibodies toward Acinetobacter as diagnostic tool; Chapman et al (2005) found no greater incidence of high-affinity antibodies against the organisms studied in MS vs. other neurological diseases, and so conclude that A. calcoaceticus and P. aeruginosa are unlikely to be implicated in the pathogenesis of MS. Nielsen et al (2002) found that antibody levels in normal and affected animals overlapped considerably, thus casting doubt on the usefulness of these antigens as diagnostic tools for TSEs and on the hypothesis of A. calcoaceticus being a cause of TSEs. …”