Rapid detection of atypical respiratory bacterial pathogens by real-time PCR

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 943, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-133

  Ling, Clare L ^a   McHugh, Timothy D ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Dual labeled probes; Legionella pneumophila; Multiplex; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84870487513     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-353-4_8     Document Type: Article

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