Detection of Staphylococcus lugdunensis by a new species-specific PCR based on the fbl gene.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol
; 58(2): 295-8, 2010 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19912343
ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus lugdunensis are unusually virulent coagulase-negative staphylococci associated with skin infections and endocarditis. We developed an accurate and simple PCR assay to identify S. lugdunensis isolates based on detection of the fbl gene, which encodes a fibrinogen-binding protein involved in pathogen adhesion. The PCR assay was established using 16 reference strains of different Staphylococcus species and further validated with a collection of 63 clinical staphylococcal isolates that were also phenotypically characterized. Reliable results for the detection of S. lugdunensis isolates were obtained for 100% of the strains evaluated, indicating that this PCR assay can be used in the routine of microbiology laboratories as one more tool for correct species differentiation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Staphylococcus
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Bacteriological Techniques
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil