General

• Healy M, Huong J, Bittner T, Lising M, Frye S, Raza S, Schrock R, Manry J, Renwick A, Nieto R, Woods C, Versalovic J, and Lupski JR. 2005. Microbial DNA Typing by Automated rep-PCR. J Clin Microbiol. 43(1):199-207. Article

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

• Carretto E, Barbarini D, Farina C, Grosini A, Nicoletti P, Manso E. 2007. Use of the DiversiLab(R) semiautomated repetitive-sequence-based polymerase chain reaction for epidemiologic analysis on Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in different Italian hospitals. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. Epub ahead of print. Article
  
  
• Tam VH, Chang KT, LaRocco MT, Schilling AN, McCauley SK, Poole K, Garey KW. 2007. Prevalence, mechanisms, and risk factors of carbapenem resistance in bloodstream isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Diagn Microbiol and Infect Dis. 58(3):309–14. Article
  
  
• Moroney SM, Heller LC, Arbuckle J, Talavera M, Widen RH. 2007. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec and Panton-Valentine leukocidin characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones. J Clin Microbiol. 45(3):1019-21. Article
  
  
• Harrington SM, Stock F, Kominski AL, Campbell JD, Hormazabal JC, Livio S, Rao L, Kotloff KL, Sow SO, Murray PR. 2006. Genotypic analysis of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae from Mali, Africa using semi-automated rep-PCR and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Clin Microbiol. Dec 27 (epub ahead of print). Article.
  
  
• Saeed S, Fakih MG, Riederer K, Shah AR, Khatib R. 2006. Interinstitutional and intrainstitutional transmission of a strain of Acinetobacter baumannii detected by molecular analysis: comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction. Infect control Hosp Epidemiol. 27(9):981-3. Article.
  
  
• Bertin ML, Vinski J, Schmitt S, Sabella C, Danziger-Isakov L, McHugh M, Procop GW, Hall G, Gordon SM, Goldfarb J. Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a neonatal intensive care unit epidemiologically linked to healthcare worker With chronic otitis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 27(6):581-5. Article.
  
  
• Schutt CK, Pounder JI, Page SR, Schaecher BJ, Woods Gl. 2005. Clinical evaluation of the DiversiLab Microbial Typing System using rep-PCR for strain characterization of Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol. 43(3):1187-92. Article
  
  
• Hirschwerk D, Ginocchio CC, Bythrow M, Condon S. 2006. Diminished susceptibility to daptomycin accompanied by clinical failure in a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Inf Cont Hosp Epidemiol. 27(3):315-7. Article
  
  
• Ross TL, Merz WG, Farkosh M, Carroll KC. 2005. Comparison of an automated repetitive sequence-based PCR microbial typing system to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for analysis of outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol. 43(11):5642-7. Article
  
  
• Sherer CR, Sprague BM, Campos JM, Nambiar S, Temple R, Short B, Singh N. 2005. Characterizing Vancomycin resistant Enterococci in Neonatal Intensive Care. Emerg Infect Dis. 11(9). Article
  
  
• Singh N, Leger MM, Campbell J, Short B, Campos JM. 2005. Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the neonatal intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 26(7):647-9. Article
  
  
• Darouiche RO, Berger DH, Khardori N, Robertson CS, Wall MJ Jr, Metzler MH, Shah S, Mansouri MD, Cerra-Stewart C, Versalovic J, Reardon MJ, Raad II. 2005. Comparison of antimicrobial impregnation with tunneling of long-term central venous catheters: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 242(2):193-200. Article

Other Bacteria

• Olson AB, Andrysiak AK, Tracz DM, Guard-Bouldin J, Demczuk W, Ng LK, Maki A, Jamieson F, Gilmour MW. 2007. Limited genetic diversity in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis PT13. BMC Microbiol. 7(1):87. Article
  
  
• Vogel JR, Stoeckel DM, Lamendella R, Zelt RB, Santo Domingo JW, Walker SR, Oerther DB. 2007. Identifying Fecal Sources in a Selected Catchment Reach Using Multiple Source-Tracking Tools. J Environ Qual. 36:718-729. Article
  
  
• Fajardo-Cavazos P, Nicholson W. 2006. Bacillus endospores isolated from granite: close molecular relationships to globally distributed Bacillus spp. from endolithic and extreme environments. Appl Environ Microbiol. 74(4):2856-63. Article
  
  
• Chatzidaki-Livanis M, Hubbard MA, Gordon K, Harwood VJ, Wright AC. 2006. Genetic distinctions among clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio vulnificus. Appl Environ Microbiol. 72(9):6136-41 . Article
  
  
• Land MH, Rouster-Stevens K, Woods CR, Cannon ML, Cnota J, Shetty AK. 2005. Sepsis Associated With Probiotic Therapy Lactobacillus. Pediatrics. 115(1):178-181. Article
  
  
• Fajardo-Cavazos P, Link L, Melosh HJ, Nicholson W. 2005. Bacillus subtilis spores on artificial meteorites survive hypervelocity atmospheric entry: implications for lithopanspermia. Astrobiology. 5(6):726-36. Article
  
  
• Van Kessel JS, Karns JS, Gorski L, Perdue ML. 2005. Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes from bulk tank milk using automated repetitive element-based PCR. J Food Prot. 68(12):2707-12. Article
  
  
• Pancholi P, Healy M, Bittner T, Webb R, Wu F, Aiello A, Larson E, Latta PD. 2005. Molecular characterization of hand flora and environmental isolates in a community setting. J Clin Microbiol. 43(10):5202-7. Article
  
  
• Siragusa GR, Danyluk MD, Hiett KL, Wise MG, Craven SE. 2006. Molecular subtyping of poultry-associated type A Clostridium perfringens isolates by repetitive-element PCR. J Clin Microbiol. 44(3):1065-73. Article
  
  
• Castro VA, Thrasher AN, Healy M, Ott CM, Pierson DL. 2004. Microbial characterization during the early habitation of the International Space Station. Microb Ecol. 47(2):119-26. Article
  
  
• Folsom JP, Siragusa GR, Frank JF. 2006. Formation of biofilm at different nutrient levels by various genotypes of Listeria monocytogenes. J Food Prot. 69(4):826-34. Article

Fungi

• Balajee SA, Sigler L, Brandt ME. 2007. DNA and the classical way: Identification of medically important molds in the 21st century. Med Mycol. 45(6):475-90. Article
  
  
• Wise MG, Healy M, Reece K, Smith R, Walton D, Dutch W, Renwick A, Huong J, Young S, Tarrand J, Kontoyiannis DP. 2007. Species identification and strain differentiation of clinical Candida isolates using the DiversiLab system of automated repetitive sequence-based PCR. J Med Microbiol. 56(Pt 6):778-87. Article
  
  
• Healy M, Reece K, Walton D, Huong J, Frye S, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP. 2005. Use of the DiversiLab System for Species and Strain Differentiation of Fusarium Species Isolates. J Clin Microbiol. 43(10):5278-80. Article
  
  
• Pounder JI, Williams S, Hansen D, Healy M, Reece K, Woods GL. 2005. Rep-PCR-based DNA Fingerprinting using the DiversiLab System for Identification of Commonly Encountered Dermatophytes. J Clin Microbiol. 43(5):2141-7. Article
  
  
• Kontoyiannis DP, Lionakis MS, Lewis RE, Chamilos G, Healy M, Perego C, Safdar A, Kantarjian H, Champlin R, Walsh TJ, Raad II. 2005. Zygomycosis in a tertiary-care cancer center in the era of Aspergillus-active antifungal therapy: a case-control observational study of 27 recent cases. J Infect Dis. 191(8):1350-9. Article
  
  
• Healy M, Reece K, Walton D, Huong J, Shah K, Kontoyiannis DP. 2004. Identification to the Species Level and Differentiation between Strains of Aspergillus Clinical Isolates by Automated Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR. J Clin Microbiol. 42(9):4016-24. Article
  
  
• Pounder JI, Hansen D, Woods GL. 2006. Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, and Coccidioides Species by Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR. J Clin Microbiol. 44(8):2977-82. Article
  
  
• Chau AS, Mendrick CA, Sabatelli FJ, Loebenberg D, McNicholas PM. 2004. Application of real-time quantitative PCR to molecular analysis of Candida albicans strains exhibiting reduced susceptibility to azoles. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 48(6):2124-31. Article
  
  
• Li X, Brown N, Chau AS, Lopez-Ribot JL, Ruesga MT, Quindos G, Mendrick CA, Hare RS, Loebenberg D, DiDomenico B. McNicholas PM. 2004. Changes in susceptibility to posaconazole in clinical isolates of Candida albicans. J Antimicrob Chemother. 53(1):74-80. Article
  
  
• Chau AS, Gurnani M, Hawkinson R, Laverdiere M, Cacciapuoti A and McNicholas PM. 2005. Inactivation of Sterol 5,6-Desaturase Attenuates Virulence in Candida albicans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 49(9):3646-3651. Article

Mycobacterium

• Cangelosi GA, Freeman RJ, Lewis KN, Livingston-Rosanoff D, Shah KS, Milan SJ, and Goldberg SV. 2004. Evaluation of a High-Throughput Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR System for DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium Complex Strains. J Clin Microbiol. 42(6):2685-2693. Article
  
  
• Gira AK, Reisenauer AH, Hammock L, Nadiminti U, Macy JT, Reeves A, Burnett C, Yakrus MA, Toney S, Jensen BJ, Blumberg HM, Caughman SW, Nolte FS. 2004. Furunculosis Due to Mycobacterium mageritense Associated with Footbaths at a Nail Salon. J Clin Microbiol. 42(4):1813-7. Article
  
  
• Horan KL, Freeman R, Weigel K, Semret M, Pfaller S, Covert TC, van Soolingen D, Leao SC, Behr MA, Cangelosi GA. 2006. Isolation of the genome sequence strain Mycobacterium avium 104 from multiple patients over a 17-year period. J Clin Microbiol. 44(3):783-9. Article

Reviews

• Budowle B, Beaudry JA, Barnaby NG, Giusti AM, Bannan JD, Keim P. 2007. Role of law enforcement response and microbial forensics in investigation of bioterrorism. Croat Med J. 48(4): 437-49. Article
  
  
• Frye SR, Healy M. 2006. Molecular Strain Typing Using Repetitive Sequence Based PCR. In Advanced Techniques in Diagnostic Microbiology, YW Tang, C Stratton (Eds.). Springer. Details
  
  
• Frye SR, Healy M. 2005. DiversiLab Microbial Typing System: Applications of Automated rep-PCR. In Encyclopedia of Rapid Microbiological Methods, MJ Miller (Ed.). Bethesda, MD: PDA. Details
  
  
• Sutton SVW and Cundell AM. 2004. Microbial Identification in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Pharmacopeial Forum. 30(5). Article
  
  
• Jones SW, Dobson ME, Francesconi SC, Schoske R, Crawford R. 2005. DNA assays for detection, identification, and individualization of select agent microorganisms. Croat Med J. 46(4):522-9. Article
  
  
• Levine SM, Tang YW, Zhiheng P. 2005. Recent advances in the rapid detection of Bacillus anthracis. Rev Med Microb. 16(4):125-133. Article

BBCI Posters

• ASM 107th 2007 - Generating a Strain Typing Database for Gram-Negative Bacteria
  
  
• ASM 107th 2007 - Establishing a Strain Typing Library for Gram-Positive Bacteria
  
  
• ASM 106th 2006 - Molecular Typing of Blood Stream Infections Caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis Using DiversiLab System and PFGE Poster
  
  
• IMMEM 2005 - Molecular Typing of Clinical Isolates of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Using DiversiLab and PFGE
  
  
• IMMEM 2005 - Molecular Strain Typing of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus Isolates Using DiversiLab and PFGE
  
  
• IMMEM 2005 - Molecular Typing of Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates Using the DiversiLab System
  
  
• ASM 105th 2005 - Molecular Typing of Clinical Infections Caused by Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecium Using Automated rep-PCR and PFGE
  
  
• ASM 105th 2005 - Serotyping of Salmonella Isolates Using the DiversiLab System and Associated Salmonella Database
  
  
• AMP 2004 - Comparison of Five DNA Extraction Methods for use with the DiversiLab Microbial Typing System
  
  
• ICAAC 44th, 2004 - Identification and strain discrimination of clinical Candida bloodstream isolates using the DiversiLab System and DNA sequencing
  
  
• ICAAC 44th, 2004 - Identification and Molecular Typing of Clinical Fusarium Isolates by Two DNA Sequencing Methods and Automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ICAAC 44th, 2004 - Species Identification of Clinical Zygomycetes Isolates by Automated rep-PCR and DNA Sequencing
  
  
• ASM 104th, 2004 - Comparison of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Species Identification using Automated Rep-PCR and sodA Sequencing
  
  
• ASM 104th, 2004 - DNA Typing of Neisseria meningitidis Using Automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ASM 104th, 2004 - Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria Using the DiversiLab System
  
  
• ASM 104th, 2004 - Molecular Typing of Clinical and Environmental Burkholderia Isolates
  
  
• ASM 104th, 2004 - DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacteria using automated repetitive sequenced-based PCR
  
  
• ASM Candida and Candidiasis, 2004 - Molecular fingerprinting of clinical Candida isolates using automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ASM Candida and Candidiasis, 2004 - Comparison between rep-PCR-based DNA fingerprint and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 sequence analysis of clinically important Candida species
  
  
• ASM Biodefense, 2003 - Identification and Strain Differentiation of Bacillus Species using Automated rep-PCR DNA
  Fingerprinting
  
  
• ASM Biodefense, 2003 - Identification and Strain Differentiation of Food and Waterborne Bacterial Threat Agents Using Automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ASM Biodefense, 2003 - A Proposed Model for Surveillance of Bacterial and Fungal Biothreat Agents Using Automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ASM 103rd, 2003 - Identification of Salmonella Serovars by Automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ASM 103rd, 2003 - Identification of Pathogenic Escherichia coli Using Automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ASM 103rd, 2003 - Identification of clinically significant gram-positive pathogens using automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ASM 103rd, 2003 - Molecular fingerprinting of Candida and Aspergillus species by automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ICAAC 43rd, 2003 - Differentiation of Aspergillus species Collected from Hospitals and the Environment by Automated rep-PCR
  
  
• ICCAC, 2003 - Toward a More Universal System of Microbial Typing
  
  
• IMMEM 6th, 2003 - Aspergillus speciation and strain discrimination; a comparison between automated rep-PCR-based profiling and 28s rDNA sequencing
  
  
• IMMEM 6th, 2003 - Molecular Typing of Healthcare Associated Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Using Automated rep-PCR and PFGE
  
  
• IMMEM 6th, 2003 - Rep-PCR-based DNA Profiling of Murine Intestinal Lactobacillus
  
  
• ISHAM 50th, 2003 - Differentiation of Aspergillus species using automated rep-PCR DNA fingerprinting
  
  
• ISHAM 50th, 2003 - Fusarium discrimination using automated rep-PCR DNA fingerprinting
  
  
• AMP 2002 - Acinetobacter Species Identification and Strain Differentiation Using the DiversiLab System
  
  
• AMP 2002 - Automated Discrimination of MRSA and MSSA Using rep-PCR and DiversiLab System Software
  
  
• SWACM 2002 - Comparison of the manual gel-based rep-PCR and the automated DiversiLab System to differentiate Salmonella serotypes
  
  
• SWACM 2002 - Evaluation of the DiversiLab System as a method for comparing genetic variation in Escherichia coli from various carrier sources
  
  
• AMP 2002 - Vancomycin Resistance Detection in Enterococcus Using the DiversiLab System
  
  
• AMP 2002 - Identification of Gram-Negative Non-Fermenters Using the DiversiLab System
  
  
• ICAAC 2002 - Use of the DiversiLab System as Molecular Epidemiologic Tool for Gram-Negative Bacteria

Customer Posters

• AMP 2005 - Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus using Automated rep-PCR