Simultaneous detection and serotype identification of Streptococcus agalactiae using multiplex PCR and reverse line blot hybridization

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1133-1138

  Kong, Fanrong ^a   Ma, Lin ^a,b   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^a  

^a Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CPS GENE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE LINE BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 28944434894     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46244-0     Document Type: Article

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