A target-specific assay for rapid and quantitative detection of Mycobacterium chimaera DNA in environmental and clinical specimens
Enrique Zozaya-Valdés, Jessica L. Porter, John Coventry, Janet A. M. Fyfe, Glen P. Carter, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Paul D. R. Johnson, Andrew James Stewardson, Ivan Bastian, Sally A. Roberts, Benjamin P. Howden, Deborah A. Williamson, Timothy P. Stinear
The paper develops a TaqMan qPCR assay for specific and rapid detection of M. chimaera DNA in clinical and environmental samples, showing higher sensitivity than culture methods.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology