Evaluation of a combined culture and PCR method (NMKL-163A) for detection of presumptive pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in pork products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-340

  Lambertz, Susanne Thisted ^a   Granath, Karin ^b   Fredriksson Ahomaa, Maria ^c   Johansson, Karl Erik ^d,e   Danielsson Tham, Marie Louise ^e  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b Environment and Health Administration   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRODUCT SAFETY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33847214555     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.2.335     Document Type: Article

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