Evaluation of PCR and PCR-RFLP protocols for identifying Shiga toxins

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 289-300

  Ziebell, Kim A ^a   Read, Susan C ^a   Johnson, Roger P ^a   Gyles, Carlton L ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detection; PCR RFLP; Shiga toxin

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; SHIGA TOXIN; BACTERIAL DNA; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA MODIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; VERO CELL;

ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II; VERO CELLS; ANIMALS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035991514     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(02)01322-0     Document Type: Article

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