A RAPD-PCR method for large-scale typing of Bacillus cereus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 168-172

  Nilsson, J ^a,b   Svensson, B ^a   Ekelund, K ^a   Christiansson, A ^a  

^a Swedish Dairies' Association   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; DATA HANDLING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTIVE CARBON; COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; LARGE-SCALES; PCR METHOD; RAPD-PCR; REFERENCE STRAINS; SIMPLE++;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031663232     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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