A comparison between a PCR method and a conventional culture method for detecting pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in food

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-308

  Thisted Lambertz, S ^a   Ballagi Pordany A ^a   Nilsson, A ^a   Norberg, P ^a   Danielsson Tham, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOMES; CONVENTIONAL CULTURE METHOD; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CULTURE METHODS; NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PATHOGENIC YERSINIAE; PATHOGENICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION METHODS; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0029821377     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb04332.x     Document Type: Article

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