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Comment
. 2001 Jun;39(6):2367-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2367-2368.2001.

Improved primer design for multiplex PCR analysis of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp

S Elsayed, N Hamilton, D Boyd, M Mulvey
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Improved primer design for multiplex PCR analysis of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp

S Elsayed et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jun.
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FIG. 1-1
Gel image generated by the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer of amplified vanA, vanB, vanC1, vanC2/C3, E. faecalis-specific, E. faecium-specific, and rrs genes by the optimized multiplex PCR assay (1-2) containing a novel primer combination as described above. Lanes: M, DNA ladder; 1, an E. faecalis vanA isolate; 2, an E. faecalis vanA isolate; 3, an E. faecalis vanB isolate; 4, an E. faecalis vanB isolate; 5, an E. faecium vanA isolate; 6, an E. faecium vanA isolate; 7, an E. faecium vanB isolate; 8, an E. faecium vanB isolate; 9, an E. gallinarum vanC1 isolate; 10, an E. gallinarum vanC1 and vanA isolate; 11, an E. gallinarum vanC1 and vanB isolate; 12, an E. casseliflavus or E. flavescens vanC2 or vanC3 isolate.
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