Differentiation of bifidobacteria by use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-29

  Roy, Denis ^a   Ward, Pierre ^a   Champagne, Guy ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Polymerase chain reaction; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0029870649     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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