Multicenter Validation of the cppB Gene as a PCR Target for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (9) , 4332-4334
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.9.4332-4334.2004
Abstract
The cppB gene is often used as a target for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by PCR. Using a coded panel of 500 DNA samples, we determined that the cppB gene is missing in 5.8% of N. gonorrhoeae strains, and therefore we consider the cppB gene to be an unsuitable target.Keywords
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