Improved One-step Colony PCR Detection of Vibrio harveyi

Directed termination PCR: a one-step approach to mutation detection.

We describe a novel PCR-based method that allows the generation of nested termination fragments by integrating both selective DNA amplification and directed chain termination into a single PCR reaction. These termination fragments can be examined for sequence variation in either denaturing or non-denaturing polyacrylamide gels. This method provides a one-step and highly effective approach for t...

One-Step Reverse Transcription PCR (RT-PCR). Fatemeh Mehrpooyan*

Mutagenically separated PCR (MS-PCR): a highly specific one step procedure for easy mutation detection.

With increasing knowledge about the causal role of genetic defects in clinical diseases the necessity is apparent to have procedures for rapid diagnosis of point mutations. We developed a PCR-based technique, whereby both normal and mutant alleles can be amplified in the same reaction tube, using different length allele-specific primers. Furthermore the allele-specific primers introduce additio...

Aspergillus PCR: one step closer to standardization.

PCR has been used as an aid in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis for almost 2 decades. A lack of standardization has limited both its acceptance as a diagnostic tool and multicenter clinical evaluations, preventing its inclusion in disease-defining criteria. In 2006, the European Aspergillus PCR Initiative was formed. The aim of the initiative was to provide optimal standardized protocols...

Development of One-Step Single-Cell RT-PCR for the Massively Parallel Detection of Gene Expression

The United Nations estimates that over 35 million people are afflicted with HIV/AIDS in the world. Highly active antiretroviral treatments (HAART) that use a combination of drugs that target the virus at different stages of its life cycle are effective at reducing the HIV plasma levels below levels detectable by the most sensitive assays. However, upon termination of HAART, HIV RNA transcripts ...