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Genetics and Genomics

RNA

Old Dominion University

2008

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Comparison Of Dna Pyrosequencing With Alternative Methods For Identification Of Mycobacteria, Loree C. Heller, Michael Jones, Ray H. Widen Jun 2008

Comparison Of Dna Pyrosequencing With Alternative Methods For Identification Of Mycobacteria, Loree C. Heller, Michael Jones, Ray H. Widen

Bioelectrics Publications

Identification of mycobacterial clinical isolates by pyrosequencing within the hypervariable A region of the 16S rRNA gene was compared to other identification methods. For >90% of isolates, these identifications correlated to the level of complex or species. For identification of many mycobacteria, pyrosequencing offers an inexpensive alternative to traditional sequencing.