Application of the rpoS gene for species-specific detection of Vibrio vulnificus by real-time PCR

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1841-1847

  Kim, Dong Gyun ^a   Ahn, Sun Hee ^a   Kim, Lyoung Hwa ^b   Park, Kee Jai ^c   Hong, Yong Ki ^a   Kong, In Soo ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Oyster; Real time PCR; rpoS gene; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PRIMER DNA; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SYBR GREEN I;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TARGETING; GENOME SIZE; LIQUID CULTURE; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OSTREIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMA FACTOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 64549119794     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0800.176     Document Type: Article

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