Detection of bacterial contamination, including Bacillus spores, in dry growth media and in milk by identification of their 16S rDNA by polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Sperveslage, Jens ^a   Stackebrandt, Erko ^a   Lembke, Fritz W ^b   Koch, Cathrin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

^b Tetra Pak GmbH & Co KG Germany   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; molecular identification; polymerase chain reaction amplification; spore detection

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPHINGOMONAS PARAPAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 0030220620     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00842-1     Document Type: Article

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