Molecular Tests That Target the RTX Locus Do Not Distinguish between Kingella kingae and the Recently Described Kingella negevensis Species
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00736-17
Abstract: ABSTRACT Kingella kingae is an important invasive pathogen in early childhood. The organism elaborates an RTX toxin presumably restricted to this species. Consequently, real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays targeting the RTX locus have been developed… read more here.
Keywords: kingae; rtx locus; kingella kingae; microbiology ... See more keywords