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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2006, p. 3785-3787, Vol. 72, No. 5
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3785-3787.2006
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Single-Nucleotide-Polymorphism-Specific PCR for Quantification and Discrimination of Chlamydia pneumoniae Genotypes by Use of a "Locked" Nucleic Acid

Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany

Received 27 December 2005/ Accepted 14 March 2006

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are targets to discriminate intraspecies diversity of bacteria and to correlate a genotype with a potential pathotype. Quantification of polygenotypic populations supports this task for in vitro and in vivo applications. We present a novel assay capable of quantifying mixtures of two genotypes differing by only one SNP.

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