Development of a novel triplex PCR assay for the detection and differentiation of thermophilic species of Campylobacter using 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2561-2569

  Khan, I U H ^a   Edge, T A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

16S 23S rRNA gene; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region; Species specific primers; Thermophilic Campylobacters; Triplex PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION;

16S-23S RRNA GENE; CAMPYLOBACTER SPECIES; CAMPYLOBACTERS; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER REGION; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACERS; RRNA GENES; SPECIES-SPECIFIC PRIMERS; THERMOPHILIC CAMPYLOBACTERS; TRIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER SAMPLES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA 16S; DNA 23S; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

DETECTION METHOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFECTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA TEMPLATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER SAMPLING;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI;

EID: 36549024988     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03511.x     Document Type: Article

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