METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING SPECIFIC FUNGI AND BACTERIA

摘要

Fungi and bacteria can be detected and quantified by using a nucleotide sequence taught here that are specific to the particular species or group of species of fungi or bacteria. Use of the sequences can be made with fluorescent labeled probes, such as in the TaqMan™ system which produces real time detection of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products. Other methods of detection and quanitification based on these sequences include hybridization, convention PCR or other molecular techniques.