Application of PCR-SSCP for molecular epidemiological studies on the exposure of farm children to bacteria in environmental dust

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-56

  Korthals, Melanie ^a   Ege, Markus J ^b   Tebbe, Christoph C ^c   von Mutius, Erika ^b   Bauer, Johann ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial communities; Environmental exposure; Mattress dust; PCR SSCP; Shed dust

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BREVIBACTERIUM LINENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CYTOLYSIS; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ANIMALIA; ARTHROBACTER; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM IODINUM; BREVIBACTERIUM LINENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM MUCIFACIENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSTEARICUM; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 40849097531     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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