Molecular detection of Candida krusei contamination in fruit juice using the citrate synthase gene cs1 and a potential role for this gene in the adaptive response to acetic acid

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-22

  Casey, G D ^a   Dobson, A D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acetic acid adaptation; Candida krusei; cs1; RT PCR detection

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOILAGE; TRANSCRIPTION; YEAST;

ACETIC ACID ADAPTATION; ACID ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE RESPONSE; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CITRATE SYNTHASE; CS1; MOLECULAR DETECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION DETECTION; SYNTHASE GENE;

ACETIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; CITRATE SYNTHASE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACIDITY; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CS1 GENE; DENSITOMETRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SPOILAGE; FRUIT JUICE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEAT TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0037710732     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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