Development of an amplification and hybridization assay for the specific and sensitive detection of Mycoplasma fermentans DNA

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Berg, Silke ^a   Lüneberg, Edeltraud ^a   Frosch, Matthias ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA enzyme immuno assay; Mycoplasma fermentans; Non radioactive hybridization; Polymerase chain reaction; Species specific oligonucleotides

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL DNA; DIGOXIGENIN; DNA FRAGMENT; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PROBE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 17344392382     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1996.0002     Document Type: Article

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