Rapid and sensitive diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infections by PCR

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Rapid and sensitive diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infections by PCR S. Jalal, C.E. Nord, M. Lappalainen, B. Evengård  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages 937-939 (October 2004) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00948.x Copyright © 2004 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Sensitivity of detection of Toxoplasma PCR product on agarose 1.8% w/v agarose gels. Lane 1: negative control. Lane 2: equivalent to 32 genomes. Lane 3: equivalent to 16 genomes. Lane 4: equivalent to eight genomes. Lane 5: equivalent to four genomes. Lane 6: equivalent to two genomes. Lane 7: equivalent to one genome. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2004 10, 937-939DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00948.x) Copyright © 2004 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions