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Table 1 Amplification of P. aeruginosa and non-P. aeruginosa strains by the selected ecfX-targeting primer pair

From: Detection of viable but non-culturable Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis by qPCR: a validation study

Species (no. of strains)

PCR+

PCR-

P. aeruginosa - clinical CF (51)

48

3

P. aeruginosa - clinical non-CF (55)

54

1

P. aeruginosa - environmental (9)

9

0

Serratia marcescens (2)

0

2

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (2)

0

2

Burkholderia cepacia (1)

0

1

Achromobacter xylosoxydans (1)

0

1

Klebsiella pneumoniae (1)

0

1

Morganella morganii (1)

0

1

Proteus mirabilis (1)

0

1

Escherichia coli (1)

0

1