Veterinary PCR Diagnostics

Your Essential Guide to Veterinary PCR Diagnostics

This book is a valuable reference that discusses the basic concepts, chemistries, and instrumentation of standard and real-time PCR, and includes present applications and future perspectives for veterinary diagnostics. It is essential reading for all veterinary professionals interested in this modern diagnostic tool, as it pinpoints practical limitations and instructs the user in approaches that avoid common errors.

Key Features

• Critical Pitfalls: The text highlights critical pitfalls in veterinary PCR diagnostics, including the choice of platform technologies for PCR diagnosis, the construction of optimized PCR primers and probes to ensure the highest specificity and sensitivity, and the avoidance and monitoring of contamination.
• Methodology and Sampling: It provides guidance on correct sampling and efficient methods to preserve and release nucleic acids, as well as the maximization of PCR amplification efficiency.
• Comprehensive Coverage: It discusses the basic concepts, chemistries, and instrumentation of standard and real-time PCR, and includes present applications and future perspectives for veterinary diagnostics.
• Expert Insights: The content is based on extensive experience with PCR technology in both research and diagnostic applications, enabling the authors to pinpoint practical limitations and instruct the user in avoiding common errors.
• Broad Audience: This book should be a valuable reference for all veterinary professionals interested in this modern diagnostic tool.