Research Article

A Thermostabilized, One-Step PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae

Table 1

Bacterial species and strains used in this study and results of the thermostabilized mPCR.

NoReference strainsPhp (202 bp)P6 (582 bp)Internal control (IC)

(1)Klebsiella pneumoniae ++
(2)Klebsiella pneumoniae ++
(3)Haemophilus influenzae ++
(4)Haemophilus influenzae ++
Gram negative bacteria
(5)Pseudomonas aeruginosa +
(6)Escherichia coli (EHEC) +
(7)E. coli (ETEC) +
(8)Shigella sonnei +
(9)Shigella flexneri +
(10)Shigella boydii +
(11)Shigella dysenteriae +
(12)Salmonella typhi +
(13)Vibrio cholerae +
(14)Citrobacter freundii +
(15)Acinetobacter baumannii +
(16)Acinetobacter spp.+
(17)Klebsiella spp.+
(18)Haemophilus parainfluenzae +
(19)Proteus mirabilis +
(20)Burkholderia pseudomallei +
(21)Moraxella catarrhalis +
(22)Citrobacter spp.+
(23)Mycobacterium tuberculosis +
(24)Mycobacterium bovis +
Gram positive bacteria
(25)Listeria monocytogenes +
(26)Staphylococcus aureus +
(27)Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) +
(28)Streptococcus viridians +
(29)Streptococcus pneumoniae +
(30)Streptococcus pyogenes +
(31)Streptococcus Group A +
(32)Streptococcus Group B +
(33)Streptococcus Group G +
(34)Bacillus subtilis +

strains from America Type Control Center (ATCC), USA.
of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.