Virulent gene based DNA probe for the detection of pathogenic Bacillus cereus strains found in food

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 783-788

  Bala Subramanian, S ^a   Kamat, A S ^b   Ussuf, K K ^b   Tyagi, R D ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; DNA probe; Hybridization; Non hemolytic toxin; Radiolabeling and autoradiography

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; RADIOGRAPHY;

BACCILUS CEREUS; DNA PROBE; NON-HEMOLYTIC TOXIN;

BACTERIA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33344472226     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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