Document Type : Research Paper

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1 University of Anbar - College of Pharmacy

2 University of Anbar - College of Science

10.37652/juaps.2015.127590

Abstract

To examine the recovered strains phenotypically by conventional methods and genotypically by using synthetic oligonucleotides of 21 and 24 bases in polymerase chain reaction to amplify a sequence of nuc gene , which encoded thermostable nuclease of Staphylococcus aureus. A DNA fragment of approximately 270 bp was amplified from isolated DNA, PCR products was detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. Our results showed that 100% of Staphylococcus aureus were positive to nuc gene .The PCR for amplification of nuc gene has potential for rapid diagnosis of S. aureus infections by direct testing of clinical specimens .

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