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Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Methods

Inter-laboratory comparison of multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) for verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 to facilitate data sharing 
Holmes A, et al. 104-107. Epidemiol Infect 2015; 143(01): 104-107.

Proteomic differences between Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food and clinical environments 
Huang G, et al. Pathogens 2014; 3(4): 920-933.

The influence of incubation time, sample preparation and exposure to oxygen on the quality of the MALDI-TOF MS spectrum of anaerobic bacteria
Veloo ACM, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect, Dec 13, 2014.

Preliminary evaluation of next-generation sequencing performance relative to qPCR and in vitro cell culture tests for human cytomegalovirus
Ng SHS, et al. PDA J Pharm Sci Technol 2014; 68(6):563-571.

Comment:

Study shows promise of NGS, qPCR to detect vaccine contaminants 
Han AP. GenomeWeb, Dec 15, 2014.

Genome-scale RNAi screens for high-throughput phenotyping in bloodstream-form African trypanosomes
Glover L, et al. Nat Protoc  2015; 10: 106–133.

Sources of blood meals of sylvatic Triatoma guasayana near Zurima, Bolivia, Assayed with qPCR and 12S cloning
Lucero DE, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8(12): e3365.