PCR assay for differentiating between Group I (proteolytic) and Group II (nonproteolytic) strains of Clostridium botulinum

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-111

  Dahlsten, Elias ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^a   Somervuo, Panu ^a   Lindström, Miia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Epidemiological investigation; Group I; Group II

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; PHENYLALANINE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 43049164316     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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