A real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Chlamydia in the mouse genital tract model

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Wooters, Melissa A ^a   Kaufhold, Robin M ^a   Field, Jodie A ^a   Indrawati, Lani ^a   Heinrichs, Jon H ^a   Smith, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Chlamydia; Inclusion forming units; Real time quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 58149505941     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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