TaqMan-based real-time PCR method for detection of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in food

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 6465-6469

  Thisted Lambertz, S ^a   Nilsson, C ^a   Hallanvuo, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b Environmental and Food Research Laboratory (TavastLab)   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION;

COMPLETE METHODS; INTERNAL AMPLIFICATION CONTROLS; PCR METHODS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ASSAYS;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBE; REAL TIME;

AIL GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BEEF; CARROT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE SEQUENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTUCE; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VEGETABLE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 54949096989     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01459-08     Document Type: Article

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