Evaluation of new gyrB-based real-time PCR system for the detection of B. fragilis as an indicator of human-specific fecal contamination

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-318

  Lee, Chang Soo ^a   Lee, Jiyoung ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; GyrB; Human specific fecal source; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; RNA 16S;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SWINE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77955654197     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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