A rapid sample preparation method for PCR detection of food pathogens based on buoyant density centrifugation

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 306-310

  Lindqvist, R ^a   Norling, B ^a   Thisted Lambertz, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY;

BUOYANT DENSITY; CENTRIFUGE TUBES; FOOD PATHOGENS; PCR ANALYSIS; PCR DETECTION; PERCOLL; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

CENTRIFUGATION;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SPOILAGE; MILK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0030937181     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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