Identification of less-common Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes by a multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3411-3415

  Zhou, Fei ^a   Kong, Fanrong ^a   Tong, Zhongsheng ^a,b   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^a,c  

^a Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b Wuhan First Hospital   (China)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CROSS REACTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 35348862529     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01076-07     Document Type: Article

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