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DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 403-408Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.12.012
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Broad-range PCR; Mass spectrometry; Rapid detection; Bacterial diagnostics
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Polymerase chain reaction electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) was tested for its ability to accurately identify a blinded panel of 156 diverse bacterial isolates, mostly human and/or animal pathogens. Here, 142/156 (91%) isolates were correctly identified to the genus level and 115/156 (74%) were correctly identified to the species level. Only 9% were misidentified. This study shows that multilocus PCR/ESI-MS has the potential to be a useful technique for identifying a broad range of bacteria. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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