Rapid identification of clinically relevant Nocardia species using real-time PCR with SYBR Green and melting-curve analysis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1711-1715

  Alfaresi, Mubarak ^a   Elkosh, Abida ^a  

^a ZAYED MILITARY HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA EXTRACTION; MELTING CURVE ANALYSIS; MELTING POINT; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMANS; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33845404816     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46593-0     Document Type: Article

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