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Species-specific real-time PCR assay for the detection of Streptococcus suis from clinical specimens
Velusamy Srinivasan1, Lesley McGee1, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade2
1Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Disease, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Abstract:
A real-time polymerase chain reaction was developed to detect all known strains of Streptococcus suis. The assay was highly specific, and sensitivity was <10 copies/assay for S. suis detection from clinical samples.
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