| use of the polymerase chain reaction for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis in panama. | in addition to causing large losses to the cattle industry, mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent for bovine tuberculosis, is a serious public health issue because it can potentially infect humans. diagnosis based on isolation and identification of the bacillus is tedious and may take weeks. the diagnosis of m. bovis by polymerase chain reaction (pcr), using species-specific primers, is fast, highly sensitive and of great value in epidemiological studies. in this study, deoxyribonucleic acid ... | 2005 | 16642775 |