PCR-based assays for the identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups 29E, X, and Z by detection of specific regions of the ctrA gene are described. The specificities of these assays were confirmed using serogroups A, B, C, 29E, H, W135, X, Y, and Z and nongroupable meningococcal isolates.
%0 Journal Article
%1 bennett_pcr-based_2004
%A Bennett, Désirée E
%A Mulhall, Robert M
%A Cafferkey, Mary T
%D 2004
%J Journal of Clinical Microbiology
%K Bacterial Bacterial, Capsules, Chain Humans, Infections, Membrane Meningococcal Neisseria Outer Polymerase Proteins, Reaction, Sensitivity Serotyping Specificity, Techniques, Typing and meningitidis, {DNA,}
%N 4
%P 1764--1765
%T PCR-based assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis capsular serogroups 29E, X, and Z
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15071043
%V 42
%X PCR-based assays for the identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups 29E, X, and Z by detection of specific regions of the ctrA gene are described. The specificities of these assays were confirmed using serogroups A, B, C, 29E, H, W135, X, Y, and Z and nongroupable meningococcal isolates.
@article{bennett_pcr-based_2004,
abstract = {{PCR-based} assays for the identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups {29E,} X, and Z by detection of specific regions of the {ctrA} gene are described. The specificities of these assays were confirmed using serogroups A, B, C, {29E,} H, W135, X, Y, and Z and nongroupable meningococcal isolates.},
added-at = {2011-03-11T10:05:34.000+0100},
author = {Bennett, Désirée E and Mulhall, Robert M and Cafferkey, Mary T},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27510cb6420ce5e94a4f0090997365787/jelias},
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issn = {0095-1137},
journal = {Journal of Clinical Microbiology},
keywords = {Bacterial Bacterial, Capsules, Chain Humans, Infections, Membrane Meningococcal Neisseria Outer Polymerase Proteins, Reaction, Sensitivity Serotyping Specificity, Techniques, Typing and meningitidis, {DNA,}},
month = apr,
note = {{PMID:} 15071043},
number = 4,
pages = {1764--1765},
timestamp = {2011-03-11T10:06:30.000+0100},
title = {{PCR-based} assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis capsular serogroups {29E,} X, and Z},
url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15071043},
volume = 42,
year = 2004
}