Expanded multilocus sequence typing for burkholderia species

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug;47(8):2607-10. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00770-09. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

Abstract

PCR primers targeting loci in the current Burkholderia cepacia complex multilocus sequence typing scheme were redesigned to (i) more reliably amplify these loci from B. cepacia complex species, (ii) amplify these same loci from additional Burkholderia species, and (iii) enable the use of a single primer set per locus for both amplification and DNA sequencing.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques / methods*
  • Burkholderia / classification*
  • Burkholderia / genetics*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA Fingerprinting / methods*
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Bacterial