Identification of Clinically Relevant Viridans Streptococci by an Oligonucleotide Array

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 1515 - 1521
• Main Authors: Chen, Chao Chien, Teng, Lee Jene, Kaiung, Seng, Chang, Tsung Chain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.04.2005
• Subjects: Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; DNA, Bacterial - analysis; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - analysis; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis - methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; Species Specificity; Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis; Streptococcal Infections - microbiology; Streptococcus anginosus; Streptococcus constellatus; Streptococcus gordonii; Streptococcus intermedius; Streptococcus mitis; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus oralis; Streptococcus parasanguinis; Streptococcus salivarius; Streptococcus sanguinis; Streptococcus uberis; Viridans Streptococci - classification; Viridans Streptococci - genetics; Viridans Streptococci - isolation & purification; Microbiology; Identification

Viridans streptococci (VS) are common etiologic agents of subacute infective endocarditis and are capable of causing a variety of pyogenic infections. Many species of VS are difficult to differentiate by phenotypic traits. An oligonucleotide array based on 16S-23S rRNA gene intergenic spacer (ITS) s...