Evaluation of the plasmid copy number in B. cereus spores, during germination, bacterial growth and sporulation using real-time PCR

Plasmid

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-124

  Turgeon, Nathalie ^a   Laflamme, Christian ^a   Ho, Jim ^c   Duchaine, Caroline ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plasmid copy number; Plasmid partitioning; Real time PCR; Spores

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 49949098412     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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