title: Quantitative real-time PCR assay for detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis.
abstract: A real-time PCR assay was developed for the detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis. The assay is species specific and provides quantitative results in the range 10 to 10(10) gene copies. The assay is not inhibited by the presence of tick, human, or mouse DNA and is compatible with high sample throughput. The assay was compared with previously described assays for E. chaffeensis.
authors.affiliation: Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. aloftis@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Amanda D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Loftis
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Massung
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013987:Ticks
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S