Development of a triplex PCR assay for the specific detection of Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella spp., and Escherichia coli O157:H7

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 135-138

  Gilbert, Carl ^a   Winters, Debra ^a   O'Leary, Awilda ^a   Slavik, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Detection; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Multiplex PCR; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SALMONELLA; TUBE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0041734658     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-8508(03)00043-4     Document Type: Article

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