Rapid detection of H and R Panton-Valentine leukocidin isoforms in Staphylococcus aureus by high-resolution melting analysis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-401

  Tong, Steven Y C ^a,b,c   Lilliebridge, Rachael A ^a,b   Holt, Deborah C ^a,b   Coombs, Geoffrey W ^d   Currie, Bart J ^a,b,c   Giffard, Philip M ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; High resolution melting; Panton Valentine leukocidin; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTIDINE; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; ISOPROTEIN; LEUKOCIDIN; PANTON-VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77954735663     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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