Strategy for optimizing DNA amplification in a peripheral blood PCR assay used for diagnosis of human brucellosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2443-2446

  Morata, Pilar ^a   Queipo Ortuño, Maria Isabel ^a   De Dios Colmenero, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEUKOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BRUCELLA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031874238     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2443-2446.1998     Document Type: Article

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