Sensitive detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA and differentiation of Borrelia species by lightcycler PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2663-2667

  Mommert, S ^a   Gutzmer, R ^a   Kapp, A ^a   Werfel, T ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN P66; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; DEVICE; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEAT; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORINS; REC A RECOMBINASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII;

EID: 0034963639     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.7.2663-2667.2001     Document Type: Article

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