Multiplex gyrB PCR Assay for Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii Is Validated by Whole Genome Sequence-Based Assays.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A multiplex gyrB PCR assay has been used to diagnose Acinetobacter baumannii. However, this assay has not been validated against the gold standard DNA-DNA hybridization assay, which is a laborious method. DNA-DNA hybridization assay is now replaced by whole genome sequence (WGS)-based methods. Two such methods are a k-mer-based search of sequence reads using the Kraken 2 program and average nucleotide identity (ANI). The objective was to validate the gyrB PCR assay with WGS-based methods.

Subjects and methods

We cultured 270 sequential A. baumannii isolates from the rectal swabs of 32 adult patients. The identity of the isolates was determined by gyrB PCR. The sequences of 269 isolates were determined by Illumina sequencing and the taxonomy was inferred by the Krak

SUBMITTER: Albert MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801371 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature