TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of bacteria in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded heart valve tissue via 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequencing
AU - Imrit, Kavita
AU - Goldfischer, Michael
AU - Wang, Jie
AU - Green, Jaime
AU - Levine, Jerome
AU - Lombardo, Joseph
AU - Hong, Tao
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - We applied 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify bacterial species present in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded heart valve tissue. In 40% (12/30) of the cases, we were able to identify the bacterium to the species-genus level. For more recent cases (≤4 years), the success rate was significantly improved, to 70% (P < 0.001).
AB - We applied 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify bacterial species present in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded heart valve tissue. In 40% (12/30) of the cases, we were able to identify the bacterium to the species-genus level. For more recent cases (≤4 years), the success rate was significantly improved, to 70% (P < 0.001).
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.00572-06
DO - 10.1128/JCM.00572-06
M3 - Article
C2 - 16825394
AN - SCOPUS:33746216114
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 44
SP - 2609
EP - 2611
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 7
ER -