Molecular methods for pathogen and microbial community detection and characterization: Current and potential application in diagnostic microbiology

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-521

  Sibley, Christopher D ^a   Peirano, Gisele ^b   Church, Deirdre L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Identification; Microbial community; Molecular methods; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GENE SEQUENCE; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FUNGI; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 84858864215     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.01.011     Document Type: Review

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