Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium by PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 261-266

  Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^a   Borre, Martin B ^a   Dohn, Birthe ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC SCREENING; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 12244299910     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.261-266.2003     Document Type: Article

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