Quantification of Salmonella spp. in composted biosolids using a TaqMan qPCR assay

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-126

  Novinscak, Amy ^a   Surette, Céline ^a   Filion, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Compost; qPCR; Salmonella; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOSOLID; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 34250759722     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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