title: 16S rRNA gene sequencing for bacterial identification in the diagnostic laboratory: pluses, perils, and pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Diseases Laboratory, Division of Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California 94804, USA. JohnMichael.Janda@cdph.ca.gov
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Janda
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S