PCR detection of psychrotolerant clostridia associated with deep tissue spoilage of vacuum-packed chilled meats

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 446-450

  Boerema, J A ^a   Broda, D M ^a   Bell, R G ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE ENCODING; MEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOILAGE;

16S RDNA; AMPLICONS; CONDITION; DNA-TEMPLATE; GENE FRAGMENTS; PCR AMPLIFICATION; PCR DETECTION; PCR PRODUCTS; PRIMER SETS; PSYCHROTOLERANT;

TISSUE;

DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

DETECTION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARTILAGE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ALGIDICARNIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PUTREFACIENS; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SPOILAGE; JOINT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ODOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; VACUUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ALGIDICARNIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PUTREFACIENS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036034833     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2002.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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