Simultaneous Detection of Pathogenic and Saprophyte Leptospira in Human Plasma by Multiplex Taqman Real Time PCR

Simultaneous Detection of Pathogenic and Saprophyte Leptospira in Human Plasma by Multiplex Taqman Real Time PCR

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1 Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
2 School of Allied Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
3 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
4 Department of Biochemistry, Genetics Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
5 Department of Microbiology, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran

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Biotechnology and Health Sciences: May 2017, S(1); e43712.Published Online: November 22, 2016
Article Type: Research Article; Received: November 7, 2016; Accepted: November 16, 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/bhs-43712
To Cite : Alizadeh S A, Javadi A, Alizadeh S, Najafipour R, Naserpour Farivar T. et al. Simultaneous Detection of Pathogenic and Saprophyte Leptospira in Human Plasma by Multiplex Taqman Real Time PCR, Biotech Health Sci. 2017 ;S(1):e43712. doi: 10.5812/bhs-43712.
Copyright: Copyright © 2017, Biotechnology and Health Sciences. .
Abstract
1. Background
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Acknowledgements
Footnote
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