Rapid bacterial identification remains a critical challenge in infectious disease diagnostics. We developed a novel molecular approach to detect and identify a wide diversity of bacterial pathogens in a single, simple assay, exploiting the conservation, abundance, and rich phylogenetic content of ribosomal RNA in a rapid fluorescent hybridization assay that requires no amplification or enzymology. Of 117 isolates from 64 species across 4 phyla, this assay identified bacteria with >89% accuracy at the species level and 100% accuracy at the family level, enabling all critical clinical distinctions. In pilot studies on primary clinical specimens, including sputum, blood cultures, and pus, bacteria from 5 different phyla were identified.
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Bhattacharyya, R. P., Walker, M., Boykin, R., Son, S. S., Liu, J., Hachey, A. C., … Hung, D. T. (2019). Rapid identification and phylogenetic classification of diverse bacterial pathogens in a multiplexed hybridization assay targeting ribosomal RNA. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40792-3
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