Current and emerging assays for Francisella tularensis detection: a review

M. Pohanka, M. Hubalek, V. Neubauerova, A. Macela, M. Faldyna, H. Bandouchova and J. Pikula
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M. Pohanka: University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
M. Hubalek: University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
V. Neubauerova: Centre of Biological Defence, Techonin, Czech Republic
A. Macela: University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
M. Faldyna: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
H. Bandouchova: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
J. Pikula: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Veterinární medicína, 2008, vol. 53, issue 11, 585-594

Abstract: This paper presents an overview of methods for detection and identification of the pathogenic bacterium Francisella tularensis such as cultivation tests, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, flow cytometry, polymerase chain reaction, immunosensor, microarray, mass spectrometry, and chromatography. Included references are chosen according to their practical importance or perspectives for the future.

Keywords: tularaemia; zoonosis; diagnostic techniques; identification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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