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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2987-2988, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2987-2988.2005
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Species-Level Molecular Identification of Invasive "Streptococcus milleri" Group Clinical Isolates by Nucleic Acid Sequencing in a Centralized Regional Microbiology Laboratory
Peter Daley,2
Deirdre L. Church,1,2,4
Daniel B. Gregson,1,2,4 and
Sameer Elsayed1,3,4*
Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine,1
Medicine,2
Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary,3
Division of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada4
Received 30 November 2004/
Returned for modification 13 January 2005/
Accepted 11 February 2005
Organisms belonging to the "Streptococcus milleri" group are important invasive human pathogens. A detailed understanding of their pathogenesis in human infection has only recently been facilitated by the use of molecular methods to study this group of organisms.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, 9-3535 Research Rd. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8. Phone: (403) 770-3309. Fax: (403) 770-3347. E-mail: sameer.elsayed{at}cls.ab.ca.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2987-2988, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2987-2988.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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