Development of reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and real-time RT-PCR assays for rapid detection and quantification of viable yeasts and molds contaminating yogurts and pasteurized food products

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 4116-4122

  Bleve, Gianluca ^a   Rizzotti, Lucia ^a   Dellaglio, Franco ^a   Torriani, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FOOD PRODUCTS; FRUITS; FUNGI; RNA; YEAST;

CELL VIABILITY;

MICROORGANISMS;

ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; YOGHURT;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACCURACY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; HEAT TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PASTEURIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; FUNGI; HEAT; HUMANS; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; YEASTS; YOGURT;

FUNGI;

EID: 0037478898     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.4116-4122.2003     Document Type: Article

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