Molecular beacon polymerase chain reaction detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in milk

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 855-859

  McKillip, John L ^a,b   Drake, Maryanne ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRAIN; MILK; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033922042     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.7.855     Document Type: Article

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