Validation of a PCR-based method for detection of food-borne thermotolerant campylobacters in a multicenter collaborative trial

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 4379-4383

  Josefsen, M H ^a   Cook, N ^c   D'Agostino, M ^c   Hansen, F ^b   Wagner, M ^d   Demnerova, K ^e   Heuvelink, A E ^f   Tassios, P T ^g   Lindmark, H ^h   Kmet, V ⁱ   Barbanera, M ^j   Fach, P ^k   Loncarevic, S ^l   Hoorfar, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH MEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute for Milk Hygiene   (Austria)

^e INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^f Insp Hlth Protect/Vet Pub Hlth   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^h National Food Agency   (Sweden)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^j Laboratorio Coop Italia   (Italy)

^k Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^l NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC SENSITIVITY; THERMOTOLERANCE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARCASS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEAT TOLERANCE; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKENS; MEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3242773889     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4379-4383.2004     Document Type: Article

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