Search results for "Inverse polymerase chain reaction"

Rapid PCR-based test for identifying Candida albicans by using primers derived from the pH-regulated KER1 gene.

2006

A PCR-based method in combination with a simple, reliable and inexpensive DNA extraction procedure for rapid detection of Candida albicans clinical isolates is described here. The extraction protocol is based on a combination of chemical (NaOH and detergents) and physical (boiling) treatments, thus avoiding many of the problems inherent in the currently available DNA extraction protocols (basically the use of expensive and/or toxic chemical reagents), and may be useful for daily clinical routine. The PCR-based system described here uses a single pair of primers (SC1F and SC1R) deduced from the C. albicans-specific KER1 gene sequence. These primers amplify a 670-bp fragment of the KER1 gene.…