Simultaneous molecular subtyping and shiga toxin gene detection in Escherichia coli using multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-125

  Hopkins, K L ^b   Hilton, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DNA POLYMERASE; GENE DETECTION; GENE-SPECIFIC PRIMERS; POLYMORPHIC DNA; RANDOM AMPLIFICATION OF POLYMORPHIC; REACTION PROTOCOLS; SHIGA TOXIN; SUBTYPINGS; TOXIN DETECTION; TOXIN GENES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034008425     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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