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Serotype identification of group B streptococci by PCR and sequencing.

Molecular profiles of group B streptococcal surface protein antigen genes: relationship to molecular serotypes.

Proposal of Ureaplasma parvum sp. nov. and emended description of Ureaplasma urealyticum (Shepard et al. 1974) Robertson et al. 2001.

Towards a genotyping system for Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus): use of mobile genetic elements in Australasian invasive isolates.

Using cpsA-cpsB sequence polymorphisms and serotype-/group-specific PCR to predict 51 Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular serotypes.

Simultaneous detection and identification of common cell culture contaminant and pathogenic mollicutes strains by reverse line blot hybridization.

Postgenomic taxonomy of human ureaplasmas -- a case study based on multiple gene sequences.

A molecular-capsular-type prediction system for 90 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes using partial cpsA-cpsB sequencing and wzy- or wzx-specific PCR.

Comparison of a 3-set genotyping system with multilocus sequence typing for Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus).

Simultaneous detection and serotype identification of Streptococcus agalactiae using multiplex PCR and reverse line blot hybridization.

Simultaneous detection of nine antibiotic resistance-related genes in Streptococcus agalactiae using multiplex PCR and reverse line blot hybridization assay.

Reverse line blot assay for direct identification of seven Streptococcus agalactiae major surface protein antigen genes.

Simultaneous detection and identification of Candida, Aspergillus, and Cryptococcus species by reverse line blot hybridization.

Use of PCR and reverse line blot hybridization assay for rapid simultaneous detection and serovar identification of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Use of a serotype-specific DNA microarray for identification of group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae).

Multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay to identify 23 Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide vaccine serotypes.

Streptococcus agalactiae Cbeta protein gene (bac) sequence types, based on the repeated region of the cell-wall-spanning domain: relationship to virulence and a proposed standardized nomenclature.

Development of a DNA microarray to identify the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes contained in the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and closely related serotypes.

Molecular serotype identification of Streptococcus agalactiae of bovine origin by multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) hybridization assay.

Influence of disk separation distance on accuracy of the disk approximation test for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus spp.

Identification of a Streptococcus agalactiae serotype III subtype 4 clone in association with adult invasive disease in Hong Kong.

Use of PCR and reverse line blot hybridization macroarray based on 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer sequences for rapid identification of 34 mycobacterium species.

Evaluation of a multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot-hybridization assay for identification of serotype and surface protein antigens of Streptococcus agalactiae.

In vitro activities of miltefosine and two novel antifungal biscationic salts against a panel of 77 dermatophytes.

Multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay (mPCR/RLB)--a practical epidemiological and diagnostic tool.

Three new macrolide efflux (mef) gene variants in Streptococcus agalactiae.

Serotype IX, a Proposed New Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype.

Reverse line blot hybridization assay for identification of medically important fungi from culture and clinical specimens.

Identification of less-common Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes by a multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay.

Comparison of single- and multilocus sequence typing and toxin gene profiling for characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Phase studies of model biomembranes: macroscopic coexistence of Lalpha+Lbeta, with light-induced coexistence of Lalpha+Lo Phases.

Agar dilution method for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus spp.

A multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization (mPCR/RLB) assay for detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens in children with pneumonia.

Rapid identification and differentiation of Trichophyton species, based on sequence polymorphisms of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions, by rolling-circle amplification.

Practical method for detection and identification of Candida, Aspergillus, and Scedosporium spp. by use of rolling-circle amplification.

Use of phenotypic and molecular serotype identification methods to characterize previously nonserotypeable group B streptococci.

Extended phage locus typing of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, using multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization.

Hyperbranched rolling circle amplification as a rapid and sensitive method for species identification within the Cryptococcus species complex.

Assignment of Streptococcus agalactiae isolates to clonal complexes using a small set of single nucleotide polymorphisms.

Integron gene cassettes in Acinetobacter spp. strains from South China.

Simultaneous identification of 14 genital microorganisms in urine by use of a multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot assay.

Diversity of group B streptococcus serotypes causing urinary tract infection in adults.

A new multiplex PCR-based reverse line-blot hybridization (mPCR/RLB) assay for rapid staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing.

Simple, accurate, serotype-specific PCR assay to differentiate Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 6A, 6B, and 6C.

Identification of 20 common human enterovirus serotypes by use of a reverse transcription-PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay.

Identification of surface proteins of group B streptococci: serotyping versus genotyping.

Rolling circle amplification and multiplex allele-specific PCR for rapid detection of katG and inhA gene mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Assignment of Reference 5'-end 16S rDNA Sequences and Species-Specific Sequence Polymorphisms Improves Species Identification of Nocardia.

Rapid detection of ERG11 gene mutations in clinical Candida albicans isolates with reduced susceptibility to fluconazole by rolling circle amplification and DNA sequencing.

First report of putative Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6D among nasopharyngeal isolates from Fijian children.

Commonly used molecular epidemiology markers of Streptococcus agalactiae do not appear to predict virulence.

Identification of pathogenic Nocardia species by reverse line blot hybridization targeting the 16S rRNA and 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer regions.

Distribution of serotypes, genotypes, and resistance determinants among macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates.

Reverse line blot hybridization and DNA sequencing studies of the 16S-23S rRNA gene intergenic spacer regions of five emerging pathogenic Nocardia species.

Molecular identification and analysis of nonserotypeable human enteroviruses.

Rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in hospitals by use of phage-derived open reading frame typing enhanced by multiplex PCR and reverse line blot assay.

Unexpected diversity of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.

secA1 gene sequence polymorphisms for species identification of Nocardia species and recognition of intraspecies genetic diversity.

Molecular characterization of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 using the 5' untranslated region and VP1 region.

Contributions of aromatic pairs to the folding and stability of long-lived human γD-crystallin.

Improved identification of Gordonia, Rhodococcus and Tsukamurella species by 5'-end 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Accurate and practical identification of 20 Fusarium species by seven-locus sequence analysis and reverse line blot hybridization, and an in vitro antifungal susceptibility study.

The prevalence of urogenital micro-organisms detected by a multiplex PCR-reverse line blot assay in women attending three sexual health clinics in Sydney, Australia.

Contributions of aromatic pairs to the folding and stability of long-lived human γD-crystallin.

Computational bacterial genome-wide analysis of phylogenetic profiles reveals potential virulence genes of Streptococcus agalactiae.

Genotyping of human adenoviruses using a PCR-based reverse line blot hybridisation assay.

Defining reference sequences for Nocardia species by similarity and clustering analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequence data.

Rapid detection of isoniazid, rifampin, and ofloxacin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates using high-resolution melting analysis.

Three-locus identification, genotyping, and antifungal susceptibilities of medically important Trichosporon species from China.

Multiplex PCR-Based Reverse Line Blot Assay for Simultaneous Detection of 22 Virulence Genes in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.