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Improved method of detection and molecular typing of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in clinical samples by polymerase chain reaction without DNA purification.
Folia microbiologica - 1 Jan 2005
Rudenko N, Golovchenko M, Nemec J, Volkaert J, Mallátová N, Grubhoffer L
Abstract excerpt
A simple assay by polymerase chain reaction was used for the of detection of Borrelia burgdorferi, causative agent of Lyme borreliosis (LB). It involves no DNA purification and is based on the amplification of a specific region of ospA gene of B. burgdorferi, followed by direct detection of the PCR product with SYBR Green I by agarose gel electrophoresis. The method was used to analyze samples from patients with...
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