Development of nanoparticle-assisted PCR assay in the rapid detection of brain-eating amoebae

Brain-eating amoebae (Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri) have gained increasing attention owing to their capacity to produce severe human and animal infections involving the brain. Early detection is a pre-requisite in successful prognosis. Here, we developed a nanoPCR as...

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Main Authors: Gabriel, Shobana, Rasheed, Abdul Khaliq, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah, Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson, Leo, Bey Fen, Khan, Naveed Ahmed
Format: Article
Published: Springer Verlag (Germany) 2018
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