Optimizing a qPCR gene expression quantification assay for S. epidermidis biofilms: A comparison between commercial kits and a customized protocol

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  França, Angela ^a   Freitas, Ana I ^a   Henriques, Ana F ^a   Cerca, Nuno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AAP GENE; AGRB GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BHP GENE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; ICAA GENE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PSMBETA1 GENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOFILMS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84861325384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037480     Document Type: Article

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