The usefulness of molecular techniques to assess the presence of Aeromonas spp. harboring virulence markers in foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-121

  Bin Kingombe, César I ^a,c   Huys, Geert ^b   Howald, Denise ^a   Luthi, Elisabeth ^a   Swings, Jean ^b   Jemmi, Thomas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Food; Identification; PCR detection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS VERONII; AGAR MEDIUM; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

ADA; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS VERONII;

EID: 2942577624     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00105-3     Document Type: Article

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