Direct detection of bacillus cereus enterotoxin genes in food by multiplex polymerase chain reaction

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-181

  Ombui, Jackson N ^a   Gitahi, J Nduhiu ^a   Gicheru, Michael M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Direct gene detection; Enterotoxin genes; Food; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEESE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MILK; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; RICE;

EID: 65549083412     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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