The detection of enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin genes in Staphylococcus aureus by polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 479-488

  Mclauchlin, J ^a   Narayanan, G L ^a   Mithani, V ^a   O'Neill, G ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENTEROTOXIN; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTYPE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034085776     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.4.479     Document Type: Article

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