Detection and identification of Lactobacillus helveticus bacteriophages by PCR

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Zago, Miriam ^a   Rossetti, Lia ^a   Reinheimer, Jorge ^b   Carminati, Domenico ^a   Giraffa, Giorgio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Endolysin gene; Grana cheese; Lactobacillus helveticus; Lytic bacteriophages; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 43449095284     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029908003208     Document Type: Article

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