Frequency of occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in red meats and poultry in Northern Ireland and their subsequent subtyping using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism and the random amplified polymorphic DNA method

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 703-708

  Madden, R H ^a,b   Moran, L ^a   Scates, P ^a  

^a Dept of Agric for Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHAINS; MEATS; SALES;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; NORTHERN IRELAND; POLYMORPHIC DNA; RED MEATS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; SEROTYPING; SUBTYPINGS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; CHICKEN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IRELAND; LAMB; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031779069     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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