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Rapid detection of staphylococcus saprophytius using primer specific PCR

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus is one of the most frequently encountered clinically significant members of the coagulase-negative staphylococci. A set of species-specific PCR primers was defined for the detection of Staphylococcus saprophyticus. These primers target variable regions (V3 and V6) of the 16S rRNA gene. Primer-specific PCR has potential applications in epidemiological studies and diagnosis of Staphylococcus saprophyticus.

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  1. Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Rudolf Weigl Str. 12, Wrocław, Poland

    Anna Gaszewska-Mastalarz, Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwinska &  M. Mordarski

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Dedicated to the memory of Professor Gábor Szabó.

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Gaszewska-Mastalarz, A., Zakrzewska-Czerwinska, J. & Mordarski, M. Rapid detection of staphylococcus saprophytius using primer specific PCR. BIOLOGIA FUTURA 48, 319–322 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03543203

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