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Image: Colonies of Escherichia coli growing in a laboratory culture (Photo courtesy of the CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Deadly Drug-Resistant Strain of Escherichia coli Emerged as a Single Genetic Clone

Molecular microbiologists working with advanced genomic research tools have shown that an extremely virulent and drug-resistant strain of Escherichia coli appeared about 10 years ago following mutations in two genes.  More...
02 Jan 2014
Image: Microgram (500x) of human pap smear showing C. trachomatis in the vacuoles (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

A New Rapid Chlamydia Test Suitable for Clinical Labs and POC Use

A new rapid assay for Chlamydia trachomatis based on a state-of-the-art nucleic acid amplification technique detects as few as 5 to 12 pathogens per test within 20 minutes directly from urine samples without DNA purification.  More...
25 Dec 2013
Image: The Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) (Photo courtesy of Life Technologies).

Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing Detects Microorganisms from Clinical Samples

A technique known as whole genome sequencing has been used to identify and completely characterize bacteria causing urinary tract infections.  More...
23 Dec 2013

Risk of Colorectal Cancer Linked to Composition of the Gut Microbiome

The composition of the community of bacteria living in the digestive tract has been linked to the risk of developing colorectal cancer.  More...
17 Dec 2013
Image: The BD MAX MRSA XT Assay with eXTended detection technology is designed for use on the BD MAX System (Photo courtesy of BD Diagnostics, a segment of Becton, Dickinson and Company).

Novel Assay for MRSA Detects Newly Discovered Methicillin-Resistant Strains

A newly approved molecular assay for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus enables more effective active surveillance of patients, improving individual patient care and reducing healthcare-associated infections.  More...
16 Dec 2013
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte (Photo courtesy of C. Goldsmith).

Aggressive New HIV Strain Leads to AIDS Faster

A new aggressive strain of human immunodeficiency virus develops more rapidly into acquired immunodeficiency syndrome than other current strains.  More...
11 Dec 2013

Early Access Offered to New, Streamlined Interpretation of Patient Sequencing Data

New web-based molecular diagnostics product delivers fast, high-confidence interpretation and reporting of variants from next-generation sequencing data.   More...
09 Dec 2013
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