title: Development of a polymerase chain reaction-probe test for identification of Alloiococcus otitis.
abstract: A rapid polymerase chain reaction test was developed for specific identification of the human middle ear pathogen Alloiococcus otitis. Primers for the enzymatic amplification reaction were designed from highly specific sequences within the 16S rRNA gene. In addition, a confirmatory test based on hybridization of the polymerase chain reaction products to a specific internal probe was developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Agriculture and Food Research Council Institute of Food Research, Reading Laboratory, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001483:Base Sequence; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S