Absolute and relative real-time PCR in the quantification of tst gene expression among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Evaluation by two mathematical models

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-484

  Chini, V ^a   Foka, A ^a   Dimitracopoulos, G ^a   Spiliopoulou, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Absolute and relative real time RT PCR; MRSA; Quantification; SYBR Green I; tst expression

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENE ENCODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE REAL-TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANALYSIS METHOD; GENES EXPRESSION; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; QUANTIFICATION; REAL- TIME; REAL-TIME PCR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYBR GREEN I; TST EXPRESSION;

GENE EXPRESSION;

METICILLIN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

GENE EXPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME CONTROL; TOXICITY;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEPTIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35448939273     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02208.x     Document Type: Article

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