| Literature DB >> 27974227 |
Kazunari Kamachi1, Takumi Moriuchi2, Yukihiro Hiramatsu3, Nao Otsuka3, Keigo Shibayama3.
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We evaluated a commercial loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay kit for Bordetella pertussis detection. The LAMP primers were designed to target the ptxP1 allele of the pertussis toxin promoter, but the assay could detect B. pertussis ptxP3 and ptxP8 strains in addition to ptxP1 strains, with high analytical sensitivity.Entities:
Keywords: Bordetella pertussis; Loop-meditated isothermal amplification (LAMP); Pertussis toxin promoter; ptxP1; ptxP3
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27974227 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.12.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Methods ISSN: 0167-7012 Impact factor: 2.363