Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2008, p. 1507-1509, Vol. 46, No. 4
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.00158-08
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Smallpox Virus Resequencing GeneChips Can Also Rapidly Ascertain Species Status for Some Zoonotic Non-Variola Orthopoxviruses
Irshad M. Sulaiman,*
Scott A. Sammons, and
Robert M. Wohlhueter
Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infection Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Received 25 January 2008/
Accepted 1 February 2008
We recently developed a set of seven resequencing GeneChips for the rapid sequencing of Variola virus strains in the WHO Repository of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this study, we attempted to hybridize these GeneChips with some known non-Variola orthopoxvirus isolates, including monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia viruses, for rapid detection.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infection Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop G-36, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-1644. Fax: (404) 639-1331. E-mail: ISulaiman{at}cdc.gov
Published ahead of print on 13 February 2008.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2008, p. 1507-1509, Vol. 46, No. 4
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.00158-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2008 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.