Nucleic acids must be extracted prior to testing, because unlike PCR, the reaction is carried out at a constant temperature of 41 C, which is not high enough for bacterial lysis and hence direct testing of enriched samples is not possible
Nucleic acidsmust be extracted prior to testing, because unlikePCR, the reaction is carried out at a constant temperatureof 41 C, which is not high enough for bacterial lysisand hence direct testing of enriched samples is notpossible