Development of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-based species-specific multiplex PCR assay for the detection and identification of Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter fetus

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-266

  Asakura, Masahiro ^a,b   Samosornsuk, Worada ^a   Hinenoya, Atsushi ^a   Misawa, Naoaki ^c   Nishimura, Kazuhiko ^a   Matsuhisa, Akio ^a,b   Yamasaki, Shinji ^a  

^a Osaka City University   (Japan)

^b Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter fetus; Campylobacter jejuni; Cytolethal distending toxin; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CDT GENE; CDTA GENE; CDTB GENE; CDTC GENE; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DNA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39049090531     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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