Diversity of Bacillus megaterium isolates cultured from honeys

LWT

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 212-219

  López, Ana C ^a   Alippi, Adriana M ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

16S rRNA PCR RFLP; Bacillus megaterium; Coagulase activity; DNA fingerprinting; Haemolysis; Honey; rep PCR; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BLOOD; FOOD PRODUCTS; GENOME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

16S RRNA; 16S RRNA PCR/RFLP; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; COAGULASE ACTIVITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HAEMOLYSIS; HONEY; PCR-RFLP; REP-PCR; SPORE;

RNA;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 52949100976     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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