Article
Identification of Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis A1 and A2 infections by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 May 2009
Molins Claudia R, Carlson Jennifer K, Coombs Jana, Petersen Jeannine M
Abstract excerpt
Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis (type A) is subdivided into clades A1 and A2. Human tularemia infections caused by A1 and A2 differ with respect to clinical outcome; A1 infections are associated with a higher case fatality rate. In this study, we develop and evaluate TaqMan polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for identification of A1 and A2. Both assays were shown to be specific to either A1 or A2,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
