Simultaneous detection of Legionella species and Legionella pneumophila by duplex PCR (dPCR) assay in cooling tower water samples from Jakarta, Indonesia

Medical Journal of Indonesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-227

  Yasmon, Andi ^a   Yusmaniar, ^a   Karuniawati, Anis ^a   Bela, Budiman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; BCYE media; Mip gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING TOWER; DNA EXTRACTION; DUPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; INDONESIA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 85008931472     PISSN: 08531773     EISSN: 22528083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13181/mji.v19i4.408     Document Type: Article

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