| Literature DB >> 12037089 |
Johanna Mäkinen1, Jussi Mertsola, Matti K Viljanen, Heikki Arvilommi, Qiushui He.
Abstract
A LightCycler real-time PCR hybridization probe assay was developed for rapid typing of gene variants of the Bordetella pertussis virulence factor pertussis toxin. The assay correctly identified the ptxS1 alleles of all strains tested, comprising 57 Finnish clinical isolates and 2 vaccine strains. The method is simple, reliable, and suitable for large-scale screening of B. pertussis strains.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12037089 PMCID: PMC130802 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2213-2216.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948