A real-time combined polymerase chain reaction assay for the rapid detection and differentiation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia ewingii

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-306

  Bell, Constance A ^a,b   Patel, Robin ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b US Army Dental and Trauma Research Detachment   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Ehrlichia; PCR assay

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BASE MISPAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA EXTRACTION; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA EWINGII; INSTRUMENT; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GROEL PROTEIN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 29144492966     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.06.019     Document Type: Article

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