Quantification of Campylobacter spp. in chicken rinse samples by using flotation prior to real-time PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 5759-5764

  Wolffs, Petra ^a,b   Norling, Börje ^c   Hoorfar, Jeffrey ^d   Griffiths, Mansel ^b   Rådström, Peter ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Quintessence Research AB   (Sweden)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DATA ACQUISITION; DNA; FLOTATION; FOOD ADDITIVES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SAMPLING;

BUOYANT DENSITY; DEAD CELLS; FLOTATION ASSAY; REAL-TIME PCR;

BACTERIOLOGY;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; 5 CYANO 2,3 DITOLYLTETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; BACTERIAL DNA; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CELL VIABILITY; CHICKEN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT; FLOTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD HANDLING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES;

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 26844444533     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.10.5759-5764.2005     Document Type: Article

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