METHOD FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING PERCHLORATE-REDUCING BACTERIA

The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for detecting and quantitating perchlorate-reducing bacteria in samples using reagents that hybridize to and allow amplification of the pcrA gene. The invention includes a quantitative real-time PCR assay for amplification of the pcrA ge...

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Hauptverfasser: SCOW KATIE M, NOZAWA-INOUE MAMIE, HRISTOVA KRASSIMIRA R
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for detecting and quantitating perchlorate-reducing bacteria in samples using reagents that hybridize to and allow amplification of the pcrA gene. The invention includes a quantitative real-time PCR assay for amplification of the pcrA gene which may be used to detect and quantitate perchlorate-reducing bacteria in samples.