@article{10902/12105, year = {2017}, month = {11}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/12105}, abstract = {A multiplex-PCR (mPCR) assay was designed with species-specific primers which generate amplicons of 226 bp, 434 bp and 106 bp for differentiating the species C. striatum, C. amycolatum, and C. xerosis, respectively. mPCR results were 100% in agreement with identifications achieved by 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing and by VITEK-MS.}, organization = {This work was supported by grants from FAPESB (JCB0031/2013) and CAPES (PROCAD 071/2013).}, publisher = {Elsevier}, publisher = {Journal of Microbiological Methods Volume 142, November 2017, Pages 33-35}, title = {Efficient differentiation of Corynebacterium striatum, Corynebacterium amycolatum and Corynebacterium xerosis clinical isolates by multiplex PCR using novel species-specific primers}, author = {Santos, Carolina S. and Ramos, Juliana N. and Vieira, Veronica V. and Pinheiro, Carina S. and Meyer, Roberto and Alcántara Neves, Neuza M. and Ramos, Rommel T. and Silva, Artur and Hirata, Raphael and Felicori, Liza and Ruiz de Alegría Puig, Carlos and Navas Méndez, Jesús and Azevedo, Vasco and Mattos Guaraldi, Ana L. and Pacheco, Luis G.C.}, }