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Rapid molecular genotyping and clonal complex assignment of Staphylococcus aureus isolates by PCR coupled to electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2009
Hall Thomas A, Sampath Rangarajan, Blyn Lawrence B, Ranken Raymond, Ivy Cristina, Melton Rachael, Matthews Heather, White Neill, Li Feng, Harpin Vanessa, Ecker David J, McDougal Linda K, Limbago Brandi, Ross Tracy, Wolk Donna M, Wysocki Vicki, Carroll Karen C
Abstract excerpt
We describe a high-throughput assay using PCR coupled to electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) to determine the genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus isolates. The primer sets used in the PCR/ESI-MS assay were designed to amplify the same genes analyzed in multilocus sequence typing (MLST). The method was used to identify the clonal complex and USA type of each isolate and is suitable for use in a...
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