Enumeration of viable Listeria monocytogenes cells by real-time PCR with propidium monoazide and ethidium monoazide in the presence of dead cells

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 8028-8031

  Pan, Y ^a   Breidt Jr , F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES CELLS; PROPIDIUM MONOAZIDE; PROPIDIUM MONOAZIDE (PMA);

BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; DNA; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

BACTERIA;

AZIDE; ETHIDIUM AZIDE; GENOMIC DNA; PROPIDIUM MONOAZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CELL ORGANELLE; PLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; DNA ISOLATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE;

AZIDES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPIDIUM;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 37349080565     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01198-07     Document Type: Article

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