Assays for the rapid and specific identification of North American Yersinia pestis and the common laboratory strain CO92. (February 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vogler, Amy J.; Driebe, Elizabeth M.; Lee, Judy; Auerbach, Raymond K.; Allender, Christopher J.; Stanley, Miles; Kubota, Kristy; Andersen, Gary L.; Radnedge, Lyndsay; Worsham, Patricia L.; Keim, Paul; Wagner, David M.
• Is Part Of: Biotechniques. Volume 44:Number 2(2008)
• Page Start: 201
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2008-02
• Subjects: Biology, Experimental -- Periodicals; Molecular biology -- Periodicals; Medical technology -- Periodicals; Biology, Experimental; Medical technology; Molecular biology; Clinical Laboratory Techniques -- Periodicals; Research -- Periodicals; Medical Laboratory Science -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 570
• DOI: 10.2144/000112815
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-6205

Abstract

We present TaqMan-minor groove binding (MGB) assays for an SNP that separates the Yersinia pestis strain CO92 from all other strains and for another SNP that separates North American strains from all other global strains.