Detection of virulence-associated genes in clinical isolates of Bacillus anthracis by multiplex PCR and DNA probes

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1475-1481

  Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Tuteja, Urmil ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Digoxigenin; DNA probes; Internal amplification control; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAPSULE PROTEIN; EDEMA FACTOR PROTEIN; LETHAL FACTOR PROTEIN; PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA PROBE; EXPERIMENTAL ORGANISM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MARKER GENE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 71549161494     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0902.101     Document Type: Article

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