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Research paper thumbnail of In silico PCR Verification and Simplex Real-Time PCR Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from East Coast Malaysian Clinical Isolates

The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and i... more The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and identification of Malaysian clinical isolates of methicilin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using in-silico Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR SYBR with Green I. Rapid molecular diagnostic and risk assessment of the MRSA are possible by real-time PCR SYBR Green I. However, validation of such primers for real-life samples is expensive and time consuming. Hence, development and verification of real-time PCR primers by in-silico PCR can be the first step in the selection of the most appropriate primers. Three species-specific markers were chosen targeting coa (staphylocoagulase), nuc (thermonuclease) and mecA (methicillin-resistance) and were specifically verified against 35 selected S. aureus strains by using in-silico PCR. For the actual laboratory verification, all of the 3 genes were detected with a single specific melting curve peak (Tm at 76.16 ± 0.8 °C, 78.50 ± ...

Research paper thumbnail of In silico PCR verification and simplex real-time PCR detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from east coast Malaysian clinical isolates

The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and i... more The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and identification of Malaysian clinical isolates of methicilin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using in-silico Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR SYBR with Green I. Rapid molecular diagnostic and risk assessment of the MRSA is possible by real-time PCR SYBR Green I. However, validation of such primers for real-life samples is expensive and time consuming. Hence, development and verification of real-time PCR primers by in-silico PCR can be the first step in the selection of the most appropriate primers. Three species-specific markers were chosen targeting coa (staphylocoagulase), nuc (thermonuclease) and mecA (methicillin-resistance) and were specifically verified against 35 selected S. aureus strains by using in-silico PCR. For the actual laboratory verification, all of the three genes were detected with a single specific melting curve peak (Tm at 76.16 ± 0.8 °C, 78.50...

Research paper thumbnail of Draft Genome Sequence of Methicillin-Resistant Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Isolate 51S (Sequence Type 291)

Genome Announcements, 2015

We report the draft genome sequence of a methicillin-resistant clinical Staphylococcus aureus iso... more We report the draft genome sequence of a methicillin-resistant clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolate with a novel spa type and sequence type (ST291), isolated from a renal failure patient in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Research paper thumbnail of In silico PCR Verification and Simplex Real-Time PCR Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from East Coast Malaysian Clinical Isolates

The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and i... more The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and identification of Malaysian clinical isolates of methicilin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using in-silico Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR SYBR with Green I. Rapid molecular diagnostic and risk assessment of the MRSA are possible by real-time PCR SYBR Green I. However, validation of such primers for real-life samples is expensive and time consuming. Hence, development and verification of real-time PCR primers by in-silico PCR can be the first step in the selection of the most appropriate primers. Three species-specific markers were chosen targeting coa (staphylocoagulase), nuc (thermonuclease) and mecA (methicillin-resistance) and were specifically verified against 35 selected S. aureus strains by using in-silico PCR. For the actual laboratory verification, all of the 3 genes were detected with a single specific melting curve peak (Tm at 76.16 ± 0.8 °C, 78.50 ± ...

Research paper thumbnail of In silico PCR verification and simplex real-time PCR detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from east coast Malaysian clinical isolates

The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and i... more The aims of this study were to validate the primers developed for molecular-based detection and identification of Malaysian clinical isolates of methicilin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using in-silico Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR SYBR with Green I. Rapid molecular diagnostic and risk assessment of the MRSA is possible by real-time PCR SYBR Green I. However, validation of such primers for real-life samples is expensive and time consuming. Hence, development and verification of real-time PCR primers by in-silico PCR can be the first step in the selection of the most appropriate primers. Three species-specific markers were chosen targeting coa (staphylocoagulase), nuc (thermonuclease) and mecA (methicillin-resistance) and were specifically verified against 35 selected S. aureus strains by using in-silico PCR. For the actual laboratory verification, all of the three genes were detected with a single specific melting curve peak (Tm at 76.16 ± 0.8 °C, 78.50...

Research paper thumbnail of Draft Genome Sequence of Methicillin-Resistant Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Isolate 51S (Sequence Type 291)

Genome Announcements, 2015

We report the draft genome sequence of a methicillin-resistant clinical Staphylococcus aureus iso... more We report the draft genome sequence of a methicillin-resistant clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolate with a novel spa type and sequence type (ST291), isolated from a renal failure patient in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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