Description
Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis) is a non-spore-forming, Gram-negative, non-motile, and rod-shaped bacterium. It can infect humans and other mammals via rat fleas and causes pneumonic, septicemic, and bubonic plague. Plague can be transmitted among humans and mammals by contacting with contaminated fluid or tissue or breathing in Y. pestis-containing droplets. ScienCell's Y. pestis Bacterium qPCR Detection Kit (PLAG) is designed to detect the presence of Y. pestis bacterium in extracted DNA samples. The plague primer set (Cat #7088-PLAG) included in the kit targets Y. pestis genome. It is verified to have high specificity and efficiency near 100% under recommended PCR conditions. In addition, a non-infectious positive control (Cat #7088-Pos) and nuclease-free water (Cat #GQ100-4) are included in the kit. The positive control consists of non-infectious DNA fragments and serves to ensure reagents and instruments are working properly