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Identification of bacteria using two degenerate 16S rDNA sequencing primers
1Clinical Biochemistry Department, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. kbo@ssi.dk
Microbiological Research
|June 5, 1999
Abstract:
Two degenerate 16S rDNA primers have been designed for broad-range identification of eubacteria by PCR and automated sequencing. Using a simple method, the primers have proven useful in identification of proteobacteria (Campylobacter, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Helicobacter, Klebsiella), gram-positive bacteria (Mycobacterium, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus) and spirochetes (Borrelia) derived from clinical samples. In several cases, the samples could be identified at the species level.