Rapid and reliable identification of Arcobacter and Helicobacter species, and their
distinction from phenotypically similar Campylobacter species, has become increasingly …

MALDI-TOF MS (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry)
is now in the forefront for routine bacterial species identification methodologies, being its …

Objectives Achromobacter spp. are emerging pathogens in respiratory samples from cystic
fibrosis patients. The current reference methods (nrdA-sequencing or multilocus sequence …

Detection and quantification of DNA biomarkers relies heavily on the yield and quality of
DNA obtained by extraction from different matrices. Although a large number of studies have …

Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) has been used extensively for
genetic mapping, and the identification of bacterial isolates. To ensure that the results will be …

Thirty-one strains of Acinetobacter species, including type strains of the 18 genomic species
and 13 clinical isolates, were compared by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis …

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex is an important nosocomial
pathogen for which optimal typing methods in epidemiologic investigations have not been …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium considered an emerging multi-drug-
resistant pathogen. Furthermore, this bacterium can survive in extreme environmental …

In 1990, there was a significant increase in the number of lower respiratory tract infections
and surgical wound infections in the adult intensive care units of our tertiary care teaching …

ABSTRACT DNA microarrays are an excellent potential tool for clinical microbiology, since
this technology allows relatively rapid identification and characterization of microbial and …