A simple and sensitive method for detection of Bacillus anthracis by loop-mediated isothermal amplification

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1947-1956

  Kurosaki, Y ^a,b,c   Sakuma, T ^a,b   Fukuma, A ^a,b   Fujinami, Y ^a,b   Kawamoto, K ^d   Kamo, N ^c   Makino, S I ^d   Yasuda, J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Clinical diagnosis; Loop mediated isothermal amplification; Rapid detection

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; ISOTHERMS;

ANTHRAX; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATIONS; LOOP-MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATIONS; RAPID DETECTION; SENSITIVE METHOD; SIMPLE METHOD; SIMPLE SYSTEM;

EXTRACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ANTHRAX; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CHROMOSOME; DETECTION METHOD; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INOCULATION; ISOTHERM; PLASMID; RODENT; SPORE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAP GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAG GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAP GENE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS;

EID: 72849115666     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04379.x     Document Type: Article

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