Detection and biovar discrimination of Ureaplasma urealyticum by real-time PCR

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-260

  Yi, Jongyoun ^a   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intrauterine infection; Premature birth; Real time PCR; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ALLELES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 22144449649     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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