Rapid detection and sequence-specific differentiation of extended-spectrum β-lactamase GES-2 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by use of a real-time PCR assay

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4059-4062

  Weldhagen, Gerhard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE GES 2; GENE PRODUCT; PRIMER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 4644223900     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.10.4059-4062.2004     Document Type: Article

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