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SUBMITTER: Jado I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1698399 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jado Isabel I Escudero Raquel R Gil Horacio H Jiménez-Alonso María Isabel MI Sousa Rita R García-Pérez Ana L AL Rodríguez-Vargas Manuela M Lobo Bruno B Anda Pedro P
Journal of clinical microbiology 20061011 12
We present a PCR method targeting the 23S-5S internal transcribed spacer coupled with reverse line blotting that allows Rickettsia species detection and identification in a single step. The method is highly sensitive and specific in identifying Rickettsia species from both patient and environmental samples. The generic approach used allowed us to identify new pathogens. ...[more]