Detection of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins A to D by real-time fluorescence PCR assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4683-4687

  Klotz, M ^a   Opper, S ^a   Heeg, K ^a   Zimmermann, S ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FEMB GENE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MARKER GENE; MECA GENE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROTOXINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAQ POLYMERASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0141992952     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4683-4687.2003     Document Type: Article

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