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Development and validation of Burkholderia pseudomallei: specific real-time PCR assays for clinical environmental or forensic detection applications

Price, Erin P., Dale, Julie L., Cook, James M., Sarovich, Derek S., Seymour, Meagan L., Ginther, Jennifer L., Kaufman, Emily L., Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., Mayo, Mark J., Kaestli, Mirjam E., Glass, Mindy B., Gee, Jay E., Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Warner, Jeffrey M., Baker, Anthony, Limmathurotsakul, Direk, Peacock, Sharon J., Currie, Bart J., Wagner, David M., Keim, Paul and et al. (2012). Development and validation of Burkholderia pseudomallei: specific real-time PCR assays for clinical environmental or forensic detection applications. PLoS One,7(5):e37723.

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Title Development and validation of Burkholderia pseudomallei: specific real-time PCR assays for clinical environmental or forensic detection applications
Author Price, Erin P.
Dale, Julie L.
Cook, James M.
Sarovich, Derek S.
Seymour, Meagan L.
Ginther, Jennifer L.
Kaufman, Emily L.
Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M.
Mayo, Mark J.
Kaestli, Mirjam E.
Glass, Mindy B.
Gee, Jay E.
Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn
Warner, Jeffrey M.
Baker, Anthony
Limmathurotsakul, Direk
Peacock, Sharon J.
Currie, Bart J.
Wagner, David M.
Keim, Paul
et al.
Journal Name PLoS One
Publication Date 2012
Volume Number 7
Issue Number 5
ISSN 1932-6203   (check CDU catalogue open catalogue search in new window)
Scopus ID 2-s2.0-84862095063
Start Page e37723
Total Pages 9
Place of Publication United States
Publisher Public Library of Science
HERDC Category C1 - Journal Article (DIISR)
Abstract The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei causes melioidosis, a rare but serious illness that can be fatal if untreated or misdiagnosed. Species-specific PCR assays provide a technically simple method for differentiating B. pseudomallei from near-neighbor species. However, substantial genetic diversity and high levels of recombination within this species reduce the likelihood that molecular signatures will differentiate all B. pseudomallei from other Burkholderiaceae. Currently available molecular assays for B. pseudomallei detection lack rigorous validation across large in silico datasets and isolate collections to test for specificity, and none have been subjected to stringent quality control criteria (accuracy, precision, selectivity, limit of quantitation (LoQ), limit of detection (LoD), linearity, ruggedness and robustness) to determine their suitability for environmental, clinical or forensic investigations. In this study, we developed two novel B. pseudomallei specific assays, 122018 and 266152, using a dual-probe approach to differentiate B. pseudomallei from B. thailandensis, B. oklahomensis and B. thailandensis-like species; other species failed to amplify. Species specificity was validated across a large DNA panel (>2,300 samples) comprising Burkholderia spp. and non-Burkholderia bacterial and fungal species of clinical and environmental relevance. Comparison of assay specificity to two previously published B. pseudomallei-specific assays, BurkDiff and TTS1, demonstrated comparable performance of all assays, providing between 99.7 and 100% specificity against our isolate panel. Last, we subjected 122018 and 266152 to rigorous quality control analyses, thus providing quantitative limits of assay performance. Using B. pseudomallei as a model, our study provides a framework for comprehensive quantitative validation of molecular assays and provides additional, highly validated B. pseudomallei assays for the scientific research community.
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037723   (check subscription with CDU E-Gateway service for CDU Staff and Students  check subscription with CDU E-Gateway in new window)


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