Quantitative duplex PCR of Clostridium botulinum types A and B neurotoxin genes

Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Kasai, Yoshiaki ^a   Kimura, Bon ^a   Tajima, Yosuke ^a   Fujii, Tateo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Duplex; Quantitative PCR; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; NEUROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; BOTULINUM TOXINS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; NEUROTOXINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 33947526778     PISSN: 00156426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.48.19     Document Type: Article

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