Detection and Differentiation of In Vitro-Spiked Bacteria by Real-Time PCR and Melting-Curve Analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 512-517

  Klaschik, S ^a   Lehmann, L E ^a   Raadts, A ^a   Book, M ^a   Gebel, J ^a   Hoeft, A ^a   Stuber, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLASSIFICATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EVALUATION; GRAM STAINING; IN VITRO STUDY; INTENSIVE CARE; MELTING CURVE ANALYSIS; MELTING POINT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 1242269307     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.512-517.2004     Document Type: Article

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