Development of a duplex real-time PCR for differentiation between E. coli and Shigella spp

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1245-1251

  Pavlovic, M ^a   Luze, A ^a   Konrad, R ^a   Berger, A ^a   Sing, A ^a   Busch, U ^a   Huber, I ^a  

^a BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

E. coli; lacY; Multiplex PCR; Real time PCR; Shigella

Indexed keywords

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

E. COLI; GENES ENCODING; GLUCURONIDASE; LACTOSE PERMEASE; LACY; MULTIPLEX PCR; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY; SEROTYPES; SHIGELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; LACTOSE PERMEASE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIFFERENTIATION; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROINVASIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LAC Y; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; UIDA GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 79953738243     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04973.x     Document Type: Article

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