Simultaneous detection and differentiation of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Leptospira spp. by multiplex real-time PCR (TaqMan) assay

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-173

  Bedir, Orhan ^a   Kilic, Abdullah ^a   Atabek, Erdinc ^b   Kuskucu, Ahmet Mert ^a   Turhan, Vedat ^c   Basustaoglu, A Celal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

^c GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Leptospira genus; Leptospirosis; Multiplex real time PCR (TaqMan) assay; Pathogenic Leptospira; Saprophytic Leptospira

Indexed keywords

PRIMER RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA;

EID: 77957939584     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2010-026     Document Type: Article

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