Rapid detection and quantification of tyrosine decarboxylase gene (tdc) and its expression in Gram-positive bacteria associated with fermented foods using PCR-based methods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-101

  Torriani, Sandra ^a,e   Gatto, Veronica ^a   Sembeni, Silvia ^a   Tofalo, Rosanna ^b   Suzzi, Giovanna ^b   Belletti, Nicoletta ^c   Gardini, Fausto ^c   Bover Cid, Sara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology   (Spain)

^e Dipartimento di Scienze Tecnologie e Mercoti Della Vite e del Vino   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS CURVATUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

EID: 38349009067     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.1.93     Document Type: Article

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