Variable repeat regions in the genome of Vibrio vulnificus and polymorphism in one of the loci in strains isolated from oysters

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-245

  Shekar, Malathi ^a   Acharya, Sadananda ^a   Karunasagar, Indrani ^a   Karunasagar, Iddya ^a  

^a Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University   (India)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Variable number tandem repeats; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHROMOSOME 2; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TANDEM REPEAT; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; OSTREIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHELLFISH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 42649132039     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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