Development of a multiplex-PCR for direct detection of the genes for enterotoxin B and C, and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 in Staphylococcus aureus isolates

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-340

  Schmitz, F J ^a,b   Steiert, M ^b   Hofmann, B ^a   Verhoef, J ^b   Hadding, U ^a   Heinz, H P ^a   Kohrer K ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031932755     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-4-335     Document Type: Article

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