Detection of Shigella spp. in food with a nested PCR method - Sensitivity and performance compared with a conventional culture method

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 971-978

  Lindqvist, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CENTRIFUGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD STORAGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHELLFISH;

BUOYANT DENSITY; CONVENTIONAL CULTURE METHOD; CULTURE METHODS; NESTED PCR; PCR ASSAY; PCR METHOD; PERFORMANCE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

LETTUCE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0033017591     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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