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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2004

Real-time multiplex PCR assay for detection of Brucella spp., B. abortus, and B. melitensis.

William S Probert, Kimmi N Schrader, Nhi Y Khuong, Susan L Bystrom, Margot H Graves

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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106 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

William S ProbertMicrobial Diseases Laboratory, Division of Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Health Services, Richmond, California 94804, USA. wprobert@dhs.ca.gov
Kimmi N Schrader
Nhi Y Khuong
Susan L Bystrom
Margot H Graves

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The identification of Brucella can be a time-consuming and labor-intensive process that places personnel at risk for laboratory-acquired infection. Here, we describe a real-time PCR assay for confirmation of presumptive Brucella isolates. The assay was designed in a multiplex format that will allow the rapid identification of Brucella spp., B. abortus, and B. melitensis in a single test.

Indexed as

Base SequenceBrucellaBrucella abortusBrucella melitensisComputer SystemsDNA PrimersPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SDNA PrimersRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID15004098
PMCPMC356861

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