Development of real-time PCR for the differential detection and quantification of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Mallard, K ^a   Schopfer, K ^a   Bodmer, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Infection; Real time PCR; Ureaplasma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TARGETING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UREASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 9644260440     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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