Use of Real-Time Quantitative PCR To Detect Chlamydophila felis Infection
Open Access
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (7), 2675-2676
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.7.2675-2676.2001
Abstract
A real-time PCR assay was developed to detect and quantify Chlamydophila felis infection of cats. The assay uses a molecular beacon to specifically identify the major outer membrane protein gene, is highly reproducible, and is able to detect fewer than 10 genomic copies.Keywords
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