Analysis of Histoplasma Capsulatum by Real-Time PCR Method (CAT#: STEM-MB-3811-LGZ)

Introduction

Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic ascomycete that grows in its hyphal form in soil and bird and bat guano. The natural habitat of capsulatum is the soil and has also been recovered most frequently from soil material contaminated with bird or bat droppings.
A real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR, or qPCR) is a laboratory technique of molecular biology based on the polymerase chain reaction(PCR). It monitors the amplification of a targeted DNA molecule during the PCR(i.e.,in real time), not at its end, as in conventional PCR.
Two common methods for the detection of PCR products in real-time PCR are(1)non-specific fluorescent dyes that intercalate with any double-stranded DNA and (2)sequence-specific DNA probes consisting of oligonucleotides that are labelled with a fluorescent reporter, which permits detection only after hybridization of the probe with its complementary sequence.