A convenient and effective method for amplifying a nucleic acid sequence characterized
by effecting a DNA synthesis reaction in the presence of chimeric oligonucleotide
primers; a method for supplying a large amount of DNA amplification fragments;
an effective method for amplifying a nucleic acid sequence by combining the above
method with another nucleic acid sequence amplification method; a method for detecting
a nucleic acid sequence for detecting or quantitating a microorganism such as a
virus, a bacterium, a fungus or a yeast; and a method for detecting a DNA amplification
fragment obtained by the above method in situ.