Simple and rapid detection of Salmonella strains by direct PCR amplification of the hilA gene

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 773-776

  Pathmanathan, S G ^a   Cardona Castro, N ^b   Sanchez Jimenez M M ^b   Correa Ochoa, M M ^c   Puthucheary, S D ^a   Thong, K L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; TIME FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0141650534     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05188-0     Document Type: Article

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