Survival of Listeria monocytogenes and Enterococcus faecium in sludge evaluated by real-time PCR and culture methods

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Wery, N ^a   Pourcher, A M ^b   Stan, V ^c   Delgenes, J P ^a   Picard Bonnaud, F ^b   Godon, J J ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecium; Listeria monocytogenes; Pathogens; Real time PCR; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; LISTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CULTURABLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECAL INDICATORS; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR METHOD; SLUDGE; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

PATHOGENS;

BACTERIA; CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PATHOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BACTERIUM; FECAL COLIFORM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INOCULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33745902851     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01946.x     Document Type: Article

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