Development of a real-time PCR for the detection of Chlamydia psittaci [2]

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-473

  Ménard, Armelle ^a   Clerc, Maithé ^b   Subtil, Agathe ^c   Mégraud, Francis ^a   Bébéar, Christiane ^b   De Barbeyrac, Bertille ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIRD; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; HUMAN; INCA GENE; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33645465022     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46335-0     Document Type: Letter

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