Molecular characterisation of bacterial contamination in semi-final gelatine extracts, using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 612-619

  De Clerck, Elke ^a,b   Devos, Joke ^a   De Vos, Paul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacterial contamination; DGGE; Gelatine

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS FUMARIOLI; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SHACKLETONII; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVIBACILLUS AGRI; BREVIBACILLUS BORSTELENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS FUMARIOLI; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SHACKLETONII; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS AGRI; BREVIBACILLUS BORSTELENSIS;

EID: 4544251727     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0723202041748217     Document Type: Article

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