Polymerase chain reaction for rapid detection of Campylobacter jejuni in artificially contaminated foods

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-167

  Winters, D K ^a   O'Leary, A E ^a   Slavik, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BACTERIA; CHAINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUITS;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; FOOD SAMPLES; NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY PRODUCTS; RAPID DETECTION; READY-TO-EAT FOODS; SINGLE BAND; SPECIFIC DETECTION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TECHNIQUE; VEGETABLE;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ANANAS COMOSUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS MELO; MALUS X DOMESTICA; NEGIBACTERIA; VITACEAE;

EID: 0031710034     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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