A novel porA-based real-time PCR for detection of meningococcal carriage

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 463-466

  Jordens, J Zoe ^a,b   Heckels, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CTRA GENE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE PROBE; GENE SEQUENCE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIA SICCA; NONHUMAN; PORA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE;

CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 18044388906     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45847-0     Document Type: Article

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