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

Albrecht F. Kiderlen, Elke Radam, Astrid Lewin

BMC Microbiology · 2008 · 25 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

A real-time PCR assay for B. mandrillaris amoebae is presented, that is highly specific, sensitive, and reliable and thus suited both for diagnosis and for research.

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Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> spp., <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> , and <i>Naegleria fowleri</i>

Yvonne Qvarnström, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Rama Sriram et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2006 · 405 citations · Full text

Vector-borne Pathogen, Simultaneous Detection, Multiplex Technology +15

Balamuthia Mandrillaris, N. G., N. Sp., Agent of Amebic Meningoencephalitis In Humans and Other Animals

G. S. Visvesvara, Frederick L. Schuster, A. J. Martinez · Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology · 1993 · 238 citations

Biology, Parasitic Disease, Mature Cysts +12

Successful Treatment of Balamuthia Amoebic Encephalitis: Presentation of 2 Cases

T. R. Deetz, M. H. Sawyer, Glenn F. Billman et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2003 · 201 citations · Full text

Extraction of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> DNA: a Question of Containment

Wendy Somerville, Louise Thibert, Kevin Schwartzman et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2005 · 178 citations · Full text

Rapid and sensitive identification of pathogenic and apathogenic<i>Bacillus anthracis</i>by real-time PCR

Heinz Ellerbrok, H. Nattermann, Muhsin Ãzel et al. · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 2002 · 169 citations · Full text