Rapid detection of Escherichia coli virulence factor genes using multiplex real-time TaqMan® PCR assays

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 323-331

  West, D M ^a   Sprigings, K A ^a   Cassar, C ^a   Wakeley, P R ^a   Sawyer, J ^a   Davies, R H ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Escherichia coli; Multiplex PCR; Real time PCR; Validation; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN F17; FIMBRIA PROTEIN F18; FIMBRIA PROTEIN F41; FIMBRIA PROTEIN F6; FIMBRIA PROTEIN K88; FIMBRIA PROTEIN K99; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOASSAY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34248549061     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.01.026     Document Type: Article

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