Extraction and detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA from ZNCF-stained skin smear slides for better identification of negative skin smears

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-59

  Kamble, R R ^a   Shinde, V S ^b   Madhale, S P ^c   Kamble, A A ^c   Ravikumar, B P ^c   Jadhav, R S ^a  

^a TLM Community Hospital   (India)

^b LEPRA Society   (India)

^c Richardson Leprosy Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

DNA; Leprosy; Polymerase chain reaction; Slit skin smear

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER RNA; PROTEINASE K; RECOMBINANT RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; SLIT SKIN SMEAR; SMEAR; STAINING; WOUND DRAINAGE; ZIEHL NEELSEN CARBOL FUCHSIN STAINED SLIT SKIN SMEAR;

EID: 75349106440     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.58732     Document Type: Article

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