Differentiation of Enterococcus faecium from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus strains by PCR and dot-blot hybridisation

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 197-200

  Langa, S ^a   Fernandez A ^a   Martin R ^a   Reviriego, C ^a   Marin M L ^a   Fernandez L ^a   Rodriguez J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

16S 23S rRNA spacer region; Enterococcus faecium; Hybridisation; Lactic acid bacteria; PCR

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; SPACER DNA; YOGHURT;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD INDUSTRY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STARTER CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0142258694     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00180-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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