A real-time PCR assay with improved specificity for detection and discrimination of all clinically relevant <it>Bordetella </it>species by the presence and distribution of three Insertion Sequence elements

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Dutch laboratories molecular detection of <it>B. pertussis </it>and <it>B. parapertussis </it>is commonly based on insertion sequences <it>IS</it>481 and <it>IS</it>1001, respectivel...

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Main Authors: Ossewaarde Jacobus M, Buitenwerf Johannes, Roorda Lieuwe, van der Zee Anneke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/11