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Improved Species-Level Clinical Identification of Enterobacteriaceae through Broad-Range dnaJ PCR and Sequencing.

Abstract：

:Enterobacteriaceae represent a diverse and medically important family of bacteria that are difficult to identify to the species level using the standard molecular method of 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Prior work has demonstrated the value of dnaJ gene sequence analysis in resolving different members of the family. However, existing protocols are not optimized for clinical use and exhibit several limitations in practice. Here, we describe an improved assay for dnaJ-based identification of Enterobacteriaceae which boasts increased broad-range specificity across genera, shorter amplicon sizes that are suitable for use with formalin-fixed or direct patient specimens, and enhanced amplification efficiency and assay sensitivity through the incorporation of locked nucleic acid chemistries. Sequence analysis of public databases indicates that the partial dnaJ sequence interrogated by this design retains high discriminatory power among Enterobacteriaceae genera and species, with only particular lineages of Shigella sp. and Escherichia coli proving unresolvable. Limits of detection studies using 8 disparate species indicated that amplification was consistently achievable across organisms and allowed robust dideoxynucleotide chain terminator sequencing from as little as 10 genome equivalents of template, depending on the species interrogated. Retrospective application of the dnaJ assay to patient specimens enabled unambiguous classification of Enterobacteriaceae to the species level in 22 of 27 (81.5%) positive specimens examined, with most remaining cases representing unresolvable calls between closely related Escherichia coli and Shigella species. We expect that this assay will facilitate the accurate molecular identification of species from the Enterobacteriaceae family in a variety of clinical specimens and diagnostic contexts.

journal_name

J Clin Microbiol

journal_title

Journal of clinical microbiology

authors

McLean K,Rosenthal CA,Sengupta D,Owens J,Cookson BT,Hoffman NG,Salipante SJ

doi

10.1128/JCM.00986-19

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-10-23 00:00:00

issue

eissn

0095-1137

issn

1098-660X

pii

JCM.00986-19

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Improved Species-Level Clinical Identification of Enterobacteriaceae through Broad-Range dnaJ PCR and Sequencing.