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  • Title: Identification and typing of Francisella tularensis with a highly automated genotyping assay.
    Author: Duncan DD, Vogler AJ, Wolcott MJ, Li F, Sarovich DS, Birdsell DN, Watson LM, Hall TA, Sampath R, Housley R, Blyn LB, Hofstadler SA, Ecker DJ, Keim P, Wagner DM, Eshoo MW.
    Journal: Lett Appl Microbiol; 2013 Feb; 56(2):128-34. PubMed ID: 23121644.
    Abstract:
    A PCR assay was developed to genotypically characterize Francisella tularensis and F. novicida. An integrated and partially redundant set of markers was selected to provide positive identification of these species, identify subspecies of F. tularensis and genotype 14 variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) markers. Assay performance was evaluated with 117 Francisella samples. Sample DNA was amplified, and the masses of the PCR products were determined with electrospray ionization/time of flight mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The base compositions of the PCR amplicons were derived from these high-accuracy mass measurements and contrasted with databased information associated with each of the 25 assay markers. Species and subspecies determinations for all samples were fully concordant with results from established typing methods, and VNTR markers provided additional discrimination among samples. Sequence variants were observed with a number of assay markers, but these did not interfere with sample characterization, and served to increase the genetic diversity detected by the assay.
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