Detection of virulence genes in Malaysian Shigella species by multiplex PCR assay
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-14-2005
Abstract
The mPCR system is reproducible, sensitive and is able to identify pathogenic strains of shigellae irrespective of the locality of the virulence genes. It can be easily performed with a high throughput to give a presumptive identification of the causal pathogen.
Keywords
Antigens, Bacterial/genetics, Antigens, Bacterial/isolation & purification, Bacterial Proteins/genetics
Divisions
Science
Publication Title
BMC Infectious Diseases
Volume
5
Publisher
BMC
Additional Information
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
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