The use of PCR/Electrospray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry (PCR/ESI-TOF-MS) to detect bacterial and fungal colonization in healthy military service members - Vetor, Ryan; Murray, Clinton K.; Mende, Katrin; Melton-Kreft, Rachel; Akers, Kevin S.; Wenke, Joseph; Spirk, Tracy; Guymon, Charles; Zera, Wendy; Beckius, Miriam L.; Schnaubelt, Elizabeth R.; Ehrlich, Garth; et al. (BMC infectious diseases, 2016)
Keywords: Adult; Analysis; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - growth & development; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Escherichia coli - genetics; Escherichia coli - growth & development; Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Female; Fungi - genetics; Fungi - growth & development; Fungi - isolation & purification; Gram-Negative Bacteria - genetics; Gram-Negative Bacteria - growth & development; Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification; Health; Humans; Infectious diseases; Male; Microbial colonies; Microbiological Techniques - methods; Microbiota; Military Personnel; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods; Pilot Projects; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Staphylococcus aureus - growth & development; Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Time-of-flight mass spectrometry; Virulence (Microbiology); Young Adult; Bacterial; Molecular diagnostics; Electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry; Fungal; Colonization; PCR; Military