A multiplex PCR assay for the direct identification of the capsular type (Ia to IX) of Streptococcus agalactiae

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 212-214

  Imperi, Monica ^a   Pataracchia, Marco ^a   Alfarone, Giovanna ^a   Baldassarri, Lucilla ^a   Orefici, Graziella ^a   Creti, Roberta ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capsular operon; Group B streptococcus; Multiplex PCR; S. agalactiae; Serotype

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 74449083964     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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