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Detection of Balamuthia mandrillaris DNA by real-time PCR targeting the RNase P gene

BACKGROUND: The free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris may cause fatal encephalitis both in immunocompromised and in – apparently – immunocompetent humans and other mammalian species. Rapid, specific, sensitive, and reliable detection requiring little pathogen-specific expertise is an absolute p...

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Autores principales: Kiderlen, Albrecht F, Radam, Elke, Lewin, Astrid
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2612680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19055756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-8-210