Edwards Katie J, Schwingel Johanna M, Datta Anup K, Campagnari Anthony A
Department of Microbiology, University at Buffalo, Biomedical Research Bldg. Rm. 143, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Dec;43(12):6139-43. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.6139-6143.2005.
A heterologous cluster of glycosyltransferase genes was identified in the three Moraxella catarrhalis LOS serotype strains. Multiple PCR primers designed to this region amplified products that differentiate between the serotypes more rapidly and efficiently than previously described serological analyses. This assay will be valuable for clinical and research-based studies.