Evaluation of RT-PCR and reverse line blot hybridization for detection and genotyping F+ RNA coliphages from estuarine waters and molluscan shellfish

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1203-1212

  Love, D C ^a   Vinje J ^a,b   Khalil, S M ^a,c   Murphy, J ^a   Lovelace, G L ^a   Sobsey, M D ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Bioterrorism and Emerging Pathogens Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Coliphage; Faecal indicator; Microbial source tracking; Reverse line blot hybridization; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; MOLLUSCS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHELLFISH; VIRUSES;

COLIPHAGES; EAST COAST; ESTUARINE WATERS; FECAL INDICATORS; GENOTYPING; HYBRIDISATION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; PCR-BASED DETECTION; REVERSE LINE BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; WEST COAST;

RNA;

RIBONUCLEASE A;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CLAM CULTURE; DETECTION METHOD; ESTUARY; FECAL COLIFORM; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; MUSSEL CULTURE; OYSTER CULTURE; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBE; RNA; SHELLFISH; TRACKING; VIRUS PARTICLE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CLAM; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA VIRUS; ECOLOGY; ESTUARINE SPECIES; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLLUSC; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; SHELLFISH;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 40849140907     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03646.x     Document Type: Article

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