Hexaplex PCR for rapid detection of virulence factors

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 781-784

  Singh, Durg V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Detection; Diagnosis; Hexaplex PCR; Roxin; V. cholerae; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACCURACY; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANALYTIC METHOD; BACTERIUM DETECTION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TECHNOLOGY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 0242556707     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.3.6.781     Document Type: Review

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