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This protocol describes two real-time PCR assays, each using a different probe chemistry. The Chlamydia trachomatis assay uses a hybridisation probe format, comprising two primers and a pair of hybridisation probes, and targets the C. trachomatis omp1 gene.
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Tabrizi, S.N. (2010). Chlamydia and Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV). In: Schuller, M., Sloots, T., James, G., Halliday, C., Carter, I. (eds) PCR for Clinical Microbiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9039-3_12
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