Single DNA sequence common to all chlamydial species employed for PCR detection of these organisms

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 483-489

  Girjes, Adeeb A ^a,b   Carrick, Frank N ^b   Lavin, Martin F ^a,b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Pathogen detection; PCR; Universal primers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; PROKARYOTA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032730747     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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