Rapid detection and molecular differentiation of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains by LightCycler PCR.

Sing, Andreas

Rapid detection and molecular differentiation of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains by LightCycler PCR. [electronic resource] - Journal of clinical microbiology Jul 2011 - 2485-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article

1098-660X

10.1128/JCM.00452-11 doi


Animals
Corynebacterium--classification
Diphtheria--diagnosis
Diphtheria Toxin--genetics
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
Humans
Nucleic Acid Hybridization--methods
Oligonucleotide Probes--genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transition Temperature