Use of a Multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of the ctxA,ctxB and zot genes of Vibrio cholerae isolated from patients

Background and objectives: Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae contains ctxA, ctxB and zot genes and comparing to non-toxigenic strains causes severe disease in human. Therefore accurate identification of toxigenic strains is very important. This study the usage of a Multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detec...

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Main Authors: Reza Mirnejad, Shahram Shoja, Abbasali Imani Fooladi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Farname 2013-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Subjects:
zot
Online Access:http://www.ijmm.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1