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Comparative Study
. 2003 Apr;41(4):1766-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.4.1766-1768.2003.

Evaluation of a fluorescence-based PCR method for identification of serogroup a meningococci

M A Diggle  1 , K Smith, E K Girvan, S C Clarke
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of a fluorescence-based PCR method for identification of serogroup a meningococci

M A Diggle et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

Standard and fluorescence-based PCR assays were developed for the identification of serogroup A meningococci by detection of the mynA gene. This assay was evaluated using bacterial cultures but provides the sensitivity required for the detection of the mynA gene from bodily fluids during meningococcal disease.

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Nucleotide sequencing of the DEF-PCR probe region within mynA.
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