Simplification of a locus-specific DNA typing method (Vir typing) for Streptococcus pyogenes.
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We describe a simplification of a highly discriminatory molecular typing method, called Vir typing, for Streptococcus pyogenes (D. Gardiner, J. Hartas, B. Currie, J. D. Mathews, D. J. Kemp, and K. S. Sriprakash, PCR Methods Appl. 4:288-293, 1995). The procedure can be completed within a day, is reproducible, and can be applied directly to colonies growing on primary culture plates, allowing rapid establishment of strain identity in an outbreak.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 36 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998