A simple PCR-based procedure for plague diagnosis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-373

  Leal, Nilma Cintra ^a   Abath, Frederico Guilherme Coutinho ^a   Alves, Luis Carlos ^a   De Almeida, Alzira Maria Paiva ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; PCR; Plague; Rodents; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PLAGUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICE; PLAGUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0030225106     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000500009     Document Type: Article

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