Selection of primers for specific detection of Clostridium botulinum types B and E neurotoxin genes using PCR method

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-253

  Alsallami, Ali Ahmed ^a   Kotlowski, Roman ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; PCR; Primer selection

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMON; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DNA PRIMERS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROTOXINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035964978     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00499-8     Document Type: Article

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