Detection of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in blood-free enriched samples of inoculated foods by the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-303

  Thunberg, Richard L ^a   Tran, Tony T ^a   Walderhaug, Mark O ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; DNA ISOLATION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FOOD; INOCULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SELECTIVE AGAR ISOLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0034091680     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.3.299     Document Type: Article

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