Broad-range ribosomal RNA real-time PCR after removal of DNA from reagents: Melting profiles for clinically important bacteria

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 306-309

  Tseng, Ching Ping ^a,b   Cheng, Ju Chien ^c   Tseng, Ching Chung ^d   Wang, Cheyien ^a   Chen, Yi Ling ^b   Chiu, Daniel Tsun Yee ^a,b   Liao, How Chin ^b   Chang, Shy Shin ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; REAGENT; RNA 16S; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA ISOLATION; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL DETECTION;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037305429     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.2.306     Document Type: Article

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