Identification of appropriate reference genes for qPCR studies in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and preliminary assessment of icaA gene expression in biofilm-embedded bacteria

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Crawford, Evan C ^a   Singh, Ameet ^a   Metcalf, Devon ^a   Gibson, Thomas Wg ^a   Weese, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Canine; MRSP; qPCR; Reference gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BIOFILMS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84904083787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-451     Document Type: Article

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