Detection of <it>Balamuthia mandrillaris </it>DNA by real-time PCR targeting the RNase P gene
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The free-living amoeba <it>Balamuthia mandrillaris </it>may cause fatal encephalitis both in immunocompromised and in – apparently – immunocompetent humans and other mammalian species. Rapid, specific, sensitive, and reli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/210 |