A PCR survey of psychrotrophic Clostridium botulinum-like isolates for the presence of BoNT genes

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 219-223

  Broda, D M ^a   Boerema, J A ^a   Bell, R G ^a  

^a MIRINZ Food Technology and Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOILAGE;

16S RRNA GENE; AMPLIFICATION PRODUCTS; BOTULINUM; BOTULINUM NEUROTOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SPP; DNA-TEMPLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; PCR PRIMERS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS;

RNA;

BOTULINUM TOXIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DNA TEMPLATE; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SPOILAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0031770334     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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