DETECTION OF CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAEBY NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION / 中国人兽共患病学报

ABSTRACT

Aim To develop a molecular biologic technique for detection of chlamudia pneumoniae with nested polymeyase chain reaction (nPCR) .Methods Nested primers were synthesized according to a cloned C.pneumoniae 474- bp Pst I fragmert. Results The 378bp DNA fragments were amplified from C. pneuomoniae with nPCR. None of the C. trachomatis, C. psittaci, other organisms and etc. Strains tested were amplified by the nPCR. The direct sequening of 3 sample products with nPCR are quite same as C. pneumoniae (CWL-29 ) . The sensitivity of nPCR is higter than PCR. Conclusions This method is not only sensitive.specific and rapid, but also provides an etiological basis for cdiagnosis of C.pneumoniae infection.