Analysis of lolB gene sequence and its use in the development of a PCR assay for the detection of Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 142-144

  Lalitha, P ^a   Siti Suraiya, M N ^b   Lim, K L ^a   Lee, S Y ^a   Nur Haslindawaty, A R ^a   Chan, Y Y ^b   Ismail, Asma ^c   Zainuddin, Zainul F ^a   Ravichandran, M ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

lolB; PCR; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LOLB GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 48749109279     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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