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Table 2 Results of increasing starting DNA on real-time PCR assay performance.

From: Improved specificity for detection of Mycobacterium bovis in fresh tissues using IS6110 real-time PCR

 

Sample

 

01916a

4022a

4477b

01870a

04034a

DNAc

IS6110_T

β-actin

IS6110_T

β-actin

IS6110_T

β-actin

IS6110_T

β-actin

IS6110_T

β-actin

100

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

250

+

+

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

500

+

+

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

1000

+

+

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

  1. a M. bovis infected tissues
  2. b M. smegmatis infected tissues
  3. c DNA isolated from homogenized tissues added to PCR reaction in nanograms.