Use of restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis to differentiate strains of psychrophilic and psychrotrophic clostridia associated with 'blown pack' spoilage of vacuum-packed meats

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-116

  Broda, D M ^a,b   Musgrave, D R ^a   Bell, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b MIRINZ Food Technology and Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOILAGE;

16S RDNA; 16S RDNA GENE SEQUENCING; 16S RDNA SEQUENCE; DNA RESTRICTION FRAGMENTS; GENOMIC DNA; MICRO-ORGANISMS; REFERENCE STRAINS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS;

MEATS;

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SPOILAGE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034053771     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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