Identification of five human and mammal associated Arcobacter species by a novel multiplex-PCR assay

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-286

  Douidah, Laid ^a   De Zutter, Lieven ^a   Vandamme, Peter ^a   Houf, Kurt ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arcobacter; Foodborne pathogen; Identification; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

RNA 23S; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CIBARIUS; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; ARCOBACTER HALOPHILUS; ARCOBACTER MYTILI; ARCOBACTER NITROFIGILIS; ARCOBACTER SKIRROWII; ARCOBACTER THEREUIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GYRA GENE; HELICOBACTER PULLORUM; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RNA SEQUENCE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; FOOD CONTROL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CIBARIUS; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; ARCOBACTER SKIRROWII; CAMPYLOBACTER; HELICOBACTER; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ARCOBACTER; DNA GYRASE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952302910     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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