Use of novel PCR primers specific to the genes of staphylococcal enterotoxin G, H, I for the survey of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from food-poisoning cases and food samples in Taiwan

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-197

  Chen, Tong Rong ^a   Chiou, Chien Shun ^b   Tsen, Hau Yang ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Food poisoning; Incidence; PCR; Staphylococcal enterotoxin G, H, and I genes

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL FOOD POISONING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; TAIWAN;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 1942486281     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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