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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2024

Real-time PCR assays that detect genes for botulinum neurotoxin A-G subtypes.

Segaran P Pillai, Karen K Hill, Jason Gans, Theresa J Smith

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Segaran P PillaiOffice of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Silver Spring, MD, United States.
Karen K HillLos Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, NM, United States.
Jason GansLos Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, NM, United States.
Theresa J SmithPathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of Real-Time PCR assays for surveillance and rapid screening for pathogens is garnering more and more attention because of its versatility and ease of adoption. The goal of this study was to design, test, and evaluate Real-Time TaqMan PCR assays for the detection of botulinum neurotoxin (

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clinical diagnostics applicationClostridium botulinumfood testinghighly sensitive and specific assayreal-time PCR assayserotype A-G assaysurveillance and outbreak investigation

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PMID38873139
PMCPMC11169944

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