Diagnosis of nocardiosis by polymerase chain reaction: An experimental study in mice

Microbiological Research

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 317-322

  Qasem, J A ^a   Khan, Z U ^b   Mustafa, A S ^b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

N. asteroides; N. farcinica; Nocardemia; Nocardiosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD;

MURINAE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA FARCINICA;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; VISCERA;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SPLEEN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VISCERA;

EID: 0035542824     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00113     Document Type: Article

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