HIV persists in latently infected cells of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). This persistent proviral DNA reservoir is an important predictor of viral rebound upon therapy failure or interruption and forms a major obstacle towards cure. Accurate quantification of the low levels of persisting HIV DNA may aid patient monitoring and cure research. Digital PCR is a promising tool that enabl...

BACKGROUND This study was to investigate some new pathological genes in colorectal adenocarcinoma of human. METHODS Human colorectal adenocarcinoma tissues and normal colorectal tissues were taken and suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) and cDNA microarray techniques were employed. From differentially expressed 86 expressed sequence tags (EST), 10 EST of the SSH were selected as seed ...

Introduction / objectives Serotype replacement is a major concern following the introduction of polysaccharide-conjugated vaccine against S. pneumoniae and requires a close monitoring in the population. Antibody-based serotyping methods are expensive, semi quantitative, cross-reactions are common and a significant number of isolates cannot be typed. Multiplex PCR-based assays have been develope...

BACKGROUND Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a common opportunistic pathogen that causes serious complications in immunosuppressed patients and infected newborns. In this study, PCR-ELISA was optimized for semi-quantitative detection of infection in clinical specimens and simultaneous genotyping of glycoprotein B for 4 major genotypes, due to its significance. METHOD During DIG-labeling PCR, a ...

The genotypic diversity of insoluble macromolecules degraded myxobacteria, provided an opportunity to discover new bacterial resources and find new ecological functions. In this study, we developed a semi-nested-PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) strategy to determine the presence and genotypic diversity of myxobacteria in soil. After two rounds of PCR with myxobacteria-specific...