DEVELOPMENT OF A POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION TEST FOR SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE URINARY-TRACT PATHOGEN AEROCOCCUS-URINAE

被引:7
作者
AGUIRRE, M [1 ]
COLLINS, MD [1 ]
机构
[1] INST FOOD RES, DEPT MICROBIOL, READING LAB, READING RG6 2EF, ENGLAND
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10.1128/JCM.31.5.1350-1353.1993
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A polymerase chain reaction test was developed for identification of the gram-positive urinary tract pathogen Aerococcus urinae. Oligonucleotide primers were based on highly specific sequences within the small-subunit rRNA gene. A confirmatory test based on hybridization of the amplified products to a highly specific internal probe was also developed.
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页码:1350 / 1353
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