title: Advancement of a multiplex PCR for the differentiation of all currently described Brucella species.
abstract: To facilitate routine laboratories in the effective diagnosis of brucellosis, we report a robust and rapid multiplex PCR assay, which allows for the differentiation of all nine currently recognised Brucella species. This includes the recently described species B. microti, B. inopinata, B. ceti and B. pinnipedialis.
authors.affiliation: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Diedersdorfer Weg 1, 12277 Berlin, Germany. anne.mayer-scholl@bfr.bund.de
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayer-Scholl
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Draeger
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Göllner
authors.forename: Holger C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nöckler
mesh_terms: D002002:Brucella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*