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Rapid Identification of Bacterial Pathogens using a PCR- and Microarray-Based Assay

ABSTRACT: A method based on a modified broad-range PCR and an oligonucleotide microarray for the simultaneous detection and identification of 12 bacterial pathogens at the species level.

ORGANISM(S): Acinetobacter baumannii Streptococcus pneumoniae Neisseria meningitidis Enterococcus faecalis Homo sapiens Streptococcus agalactiae unidentified Staphylococcus epidermidis Listeria monocytogenes Streptococcus pyogenes Staphylococcus aureus Haemophilus influenzae Klebsiella pneumoniae Enterococcus faecium

PROVIDER: GSE17221 | GEO | 2009/08/31

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA119185

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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