Toward standardization of diagnostic PCR testing of fecal samples: Lessons from the detection of salmonellae in pigs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3033-3037

  Malorny, B ^a   Hoorfar, J ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA PURIFICATION; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SWINE DISEASES;

SALMONELLA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 22144483803     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3033-3037.2005     Document Type: Short Survey

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