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SUBMITTER: Falklind S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC229431 | biostudies-other | 1996 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Falklind S S Stark M M Albert M J MJ Uhlén M M Lundeberg J J Weintraub A A
Journal of clinical microbiology 19961201 12
We isolated and characterized a Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal-specific DNA region by arbitrary PCR. The fragment contains open reading frames encoding two potential glycosyltransferases possibly involved in capsular polysaccharide or lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis. In order to evaluate the possibility that this region could be used for the specific detection of V. cholerae O139 Bengal, a PCR system was established. The specificity and sensitivity of the PCR were investigated by analyzing 240 stra ...[more]