Use of High-Resolution Melting and Melting Temperature-shift assays for specific detection and identification of Bacillus anthracis based on single nucleotide discrimination

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-201

  Derzelle, Sylviane ^a   Mendy, Christiane ^a   Laroche, Séverine ^a   Madani, Nora ^a  

^a ANSES   (France)

Author keywords

B. anthracis; Discrimination; HRM; Melting curve; SNP

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; GYRA GENE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; MELTING TEMPERATURE SHIFT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PLCR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPLEEN; WILD BOAR;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 80053570364     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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