MPN-PCR-quantification method for staphylococcal enterotoxin c1 gene from fresh cheese

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 135-143

  Mäntynen, Vesa ^a   Niemelä, Seppo ^a   Kaijalainen, Seppo ^a   Pirhonen, Tuula ^b   Lindström, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

MPN PCR; Quantification; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHEESE; FOOD CONTROL; GENE ISOLATION; MATHEMATICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

CHEESE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 19244367250     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(97)01243-9     Document Type: Article

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