Inhibitory effects of collagen on the PCR for detection of Clostridium perfringens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1213-1215

  Kim, Sangburm ^a   Labbe, Ronald G ^b   Ryu, Sangryeol ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; COLLAGEN; DNA POLYMERASE; MAGNESIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THERMOSTABILITY;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLLAGEN; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034056047     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.3.1213-1215.2000     Document Type: Article

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