Identification of Leptospira biflexa by real-time homogeneous detection of rapid cycle PCR product

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-30

  Woo, T H S ^a   Patel, B K C ^a   Cinco, M ^b   Smythe, L D ^c   Norris, M A ^c   Symonds, M L ^c   Dohnt, M F ^c   Piispanen, J ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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

^d Queensland Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leptospira biflexa; Lightcycler ; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; LEPTOSPIRA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTONEMA ILLINI; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRACEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033006839     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00095-5     Document Type: Article

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