| Literature DB >> 1693630 |
R Rossau1, M Duhamel, E Van Dyck, P Piot, H Van Heuverswyn.
Abstract
The reliability of an rRNA-derived oligonucleotide probe for Neisseria gonorrhoeae was tested with 187 N. gonorrhoeae isolates, 81 Neisseria meningitidis isolates, and several strains of other bacterial species. The probe proved to be 100% specific and 100% sensitive. N. gonorrhoeae cells could also be reliably identified in contaminated cultures with the oligonucleotide probe. The 2.6-megadalton cryptic plasmid used as a probe for N. gonorrhoeae was shown to be less sensitive, detecting 179 of 181 N. gonorrhoeae isolates.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1693630 PMCID: PMC267843 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.28.5.944-948.1990
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948