Article
Rapid identification of candida species by TaqMan PCR
1 May 2001
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To develop and evaluate a TaqMan(TM) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the rapid identification and speciation of candida species. METHODS: Species specific primer and probe sets were designed for the identification of Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, C. kefyr, and C. glabrata from clinical isolates in a 5' exonuclease (TaqMan(TM)) assay. The probes were labelled with three...