Rapid detection of mecA in methicillin resistant Saphylococcus aureus using Cycling Probe Technology

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-197

  Cloney, L ^a   Marlowe, C ^a   Wong, A ^a   Chow, R ^a   Bryan, R ^a  

^a ID Biomedical Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chimeric probe; Cycling Probe Technology (CPT); DNA based detection; mecA; Methicillin resistant staphylococci; RNase H

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; METICILLIN; RIBONUCLEASE H;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHIMERA; CYCLING PROBE TECHNOLOGY; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE;

EID: 0033152138     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1999.0235     Document Type: Article

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