Characterization of Lactobacillus sake strains associating with production of ropy slime by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 59-68

  Björkroth, Johanna ^a   Ridell, Jouko ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus sake; RAPD patterns; Ropy slime producers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

EID: 0030220936     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(96)00964-6     Document Type: Article

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