Polymerase chain reaction detection and speciation of Campylobacter upsaliensis and C. helveticus in human faeces and comparison with culture techniques

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-380

  Lawson, A J ^a   Linton, D ^b   Stanley, J ^b   Owen, R J ^a,b  

^a Lab of Enteric Pathogens Ctrl P   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHAINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RNA;

16S RRNA GENE; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CEFOPERAZONE; COLONY FORMING UNITS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DIRECT DIFFERENTIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; HUMAN FECES; MEMBRANE FILTERS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER HELVETICUS; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER HELVETICUS; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS;

EID: 0030870083     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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