Evaluation of the new GenoType Mycobacterium assay for identification of mycobacterial species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 334-339

  Russo, Cristina ^a   Tortoli, Enrico ^b   Menichella, Donato ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOASSAY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EVALUATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID; SOLID PHASE REVERSE HYBRIDIZATION; TAXON;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 32344448560     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.334-339.2006     Document Type: Article

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