Efficiency of the polymerase chain reaction amplification of the fluid gene for detection of Escherichia coli in contaminated water

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 498-502

  Iqbal, S ^a,c   Robinson, J ^a   Deere, D ^a   Saunders, J R ^a   Edwards, C ^a   Porter, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; RIVER POLLUTION;

CONDITION; CONTAMINATED WATER; DIRECT-DETECTION; DNA FRAGMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; POLLUTED RIVER WATERS; REGULATORY REGIONS; SPECIFIC DETECTION; TOUCH DOWNS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031007571     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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