Development of real-time PCR tests for detecting botulinum neurotoxins A, B, E, F producing Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium baratii and Clostridium butyricum

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 465-473

  Fach, P ^a   Micheau, P ^a   Mazuet, C ^b   Perelle, S ^a   Popoff, M ^b  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Detection; Food; PCR; Rapid techniques; Toxins

Indexed keywords

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BOTULINUM NEUROTOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; DETECTION; PCR; PCR ASSAY; RAPID TECHNIQUE; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY; TOXIN;

CLOSTRIDIUM;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; BOTULINUM TOXIN E; BOTULINUM TOXIN F; PROTEIN NTNH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; TESTING METHOD; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONT A GENE; BONT B GENE; BONT E GENE; BONT F GENE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BARATII; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; DNA PURIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; NTNH GENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BARATII; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM;

EID: 68049117345     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04215.x     Document Type: Article

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