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DNA-probes for the differentiation of Capnocytophaga species
G Conrads1, R Mutters, I Seyfarth
1Clinic of Conservative & Preventive Dentstry and Periodontology, University Hospital (RWTH) Aachen, Germany.
Molecular and Cellular Probes
|February 12, 1998
Abstract:
We designed oligonucleotides to differentiate between the seven currently known Capnocytophaga species. The oligonucleotides were labelled non-radioactively at the 3' end with digoxigenin. The specificity could be demonstrated in a dot-blot hybridization assay by using the type strains, reference strains, and 37 clinical Capnocytophaga isolates as well as 11 representative strains of other taxa as a template. The sensitivity of the assay was calculated with 10(3) bacteria per dot.