Development and application of a novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for rapid detection of various types of staphylococci strains
Zhenbo Xu1,2, Lin Li1, Xihong Zhao3*, Jin Chu4, Bing Li1, Lei Shi1 , Jianyu Su1* and
Mark E. Shirtliff2,5
1College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
2Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore,
MD 21201, USA.
3Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, Hubei, China
4School of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
5Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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