Identification of Leptospira inadai by continuous monitoring of fluorescence during rapid cycle PCR

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-96

  Woo, Tony H S ^a   Patel, Bharat K C ^a   Smythes, Lee D ^b   Symonds, Meegan L ^b   Norris, Michelle A ^b   Weyant, Robbin S ^c   Dohnt, Michael F ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

^c Nathan Campus ^*

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Leptospira inadai; Rapid cycle PCR; Real time detection; SYBR green I

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DATA BASE; FLUORESCENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUBALUS; LEPTOSPIRA INADAI; PROKARYOTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031920392     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(98)80011-8     Document Type: Article

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