title: Identification of Arcobacter isolates by PCR.
abstract: A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed for the identification of the three species of Arcobacter which have been recovered from clinically ill or healthy humans and/or livestock, namely Arcobacter butzleri, Arcobacter skirrowii and Arcobacter cryaerophilus. The assay utilizes primers targeted to the genes encoding 16S rRNA of Arcobacter spp. The assay reduces the amount of time required to positively identify strains of Arcobacter.
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases and Food Safety Research, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Wesley
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction