Article
Automation of MLST using third-generation liquid-handling technology.
Molecular biotechnology - 1 Mar 2006
Sullivan C B, Jefferies J M C, Diggle M A, Clarke S C
Abstract excerpt
The molecular characterization of bacterial pathogens of clinical significance is increasingly important. Methods, such as multilocus sequence typing (MLST), allow bacterial strains to be characterized during case clusters, for antibiotic-resistant strains to be monitored, and for the impact of new vaccines to be assessed. Our laboratory performs MLST on Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae,...
Topics
- Automation
- Bacteria
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- DNA, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pneumoniae