Quadruplex PCR for simultaneous detection of serotype, biotype, toxigenic potential, and central regulating factor of Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2399-2401

  Khuntia, Hemant Kumar ^a   Pal, Bibhuti Bhusan ^a   Chhotray, Guru Prasada ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; CHOLERA TOXIN A SUBUNIT; PROTEIN TOXR; TOXIC COAGULATED PILUS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; TCPA PROTEIN, VIBRIO CHOLERAE; TOXR PROTEIN, VIBRIO CHOLERAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTXA GENE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; TCPA GENE; TOXICITY; TOXR GENE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WBE GENE; WBF GENE; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; CHOLERA; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHOLERA; CHOLERA TOXIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O1; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O139;

EID: 49049083905     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00024-08     Document Type: Article

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