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Rapid Identification of Clinically Relevant Nocardia Species to Genus Level by 16S rRNA Gene PCR
1 Jan 1999
Abstract excerpt
Two regions of the gene coding for 16S rRNA in Nocardia species were selected as genus-specific primer sequences for a PCR assay. The PCR protocol was tested with 60 strains of clinically relevant Nocardia isolates and type strains. It gave positive results for all strains tested. Conversely, the PCR assay was negative for all tested species belonging to the most closely related genera, including Dietzia,...
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