Single-strand conformation polymorphisms in the hly gene and polymerase chain reaction analysis of a repeat region in the iap gene to identify and type Listeria monocytogenes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 332-336

  Wagner, Martin ^a,d   Lehner, Angelika ^a   Klein, Dieter ^a   Bubert, Andreas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Theoudor Boveri Inst for Biosci   (Germany)

^c MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC STRAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0034008029     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.3.332     Document Type: Article

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