PCR-based technique for the detection of bacteria in semen and urine

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 61-71

  Lacroix, Jean Michel ^a,d,f   Jarvi, Keith ^a,b,d   Batra, Sukhsatej D ^a   Heritz, Dianne M ^c,d   Mittelman, Marc W ^a,d,e  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f Visible Genetics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Eubacteria; Polymerase chain reaction; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUBACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPERM; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES UREOLYTICUS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM UREALYTICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030201066     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00844-5     Document Type: Article

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