Quantification of Listeria monocytogenes in salads by real time quantitative PCR

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-206

  Berrada, H ^a   Soriano, J M ^a   Pico Y ^a   Manes J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Light Cycler; Listeria monocytogenes; Real time quantitative PCR; Salads

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CATERING SERVICE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; DNA PURIFICATION; FOOD; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LETTUCE; LINEAR MODELS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33644756639     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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