Combining denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rDNA V3 region and 16S-23S rDNA spacer region polymorphism analyses for the identification of staphylococci from Italian fermented sausages

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 423-433

  Blaiotta, Giuseppe ^a   Pennacchia, Carmelina ^a   Ercolini, Danilo ^a   Moschetti, Giancarlo ^a   Villani, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rDNA V3 region; 16S 23S rDNA intergenic spacer region; Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Staphylococcus spp.

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DNA 23S; RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FERMENTATION; KOCURIA; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS CASEOLYTICUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AURICULARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CARNOSUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CONDIMENTI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EQUORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS KLOOSI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PASTEURI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SUCCINUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VITULIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KOCURIA; MACROCOCCUS; MACROCOCCUS CASEOLYTICUS; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAOHYLOCOCCUS SUCCINUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AURICULARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CARNOSUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CASEOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CONDIMENTI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EQUORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS KLOOSI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PASTEURI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SUCCINUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VITULINUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS VITULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

EID: 0141816981     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/072320203322497455     Document Type: Article

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