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Validation of a quantitative PCR assay for the detection of 2 Flavobacterium columnare genomovars.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 May 2020
Gibbs Gordon D, Griffin Matthew J, Mauel Michael J, Lawrence Mark L
Abstract excerpt
Flavobacterium columnare is the causative agent of columnaris disease in a variety of fish hosts. Using modifications to previously established protocols, a quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay was validated for the detection of 2 predominant F. columnare genomovars. The oligonucleotide primer and probe combination was designed to amplify a 203-bp region of the chondroitin AC lyase gene (GenBank AY912281) of F....
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