Diagnostic oligonucleotide microarray fingerprinting of Bacillus isolates

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jan;44(1):244-50. doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.1.244-250.2006.

Abstract

A genome-independent microarray and new statistical techniques were used to genotype Bacillus strains and quantitatively compare DNA fingerprints with the known taxonomy of the genus. A synthetic DNA standard was used to understand process level variability and lead to recommended standard operating procedures for microbial forensics and clinical diagnostics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus / classification
  • Bacillus / genetics
  • Bacillus / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques*
  • DNA Fingerprinting / methods
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods*
  • Phylogeny