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A real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of Yersinia pestis using a
James C McAvin1, Marlana A McConathy, Andrew J Rohrer
1Epidemiological Surveillance Division, Molecular Epidemiology Branch, Air Force Institute for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Risk Analysis, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78235-5237, USA.
Abstract:
Real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction is a microbial identification method that can provide rapid and accurate results using a field-deployable thermocycler, the RAPID ("ruggedized" advanced pathogen identification device). A Yersinia pestis-specific TaqMan assay required approximately 75 minutes and achieved a sensitivity of 100 fg of Y. pestis genomic DNA (20 genome equivalents). Specificity testing against a genomic DNA cross-reaction panel comprised of 22 bacterial species encountered in the respiratory tract resulted in no false positives. No cross-reaction occurred with human genomic DNA.
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