Evaluation of PCR-based typing methods for the identification of probiotic Enterococcus faecium strains from animal feeds

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 187-196

  Weiss, Agnes ^a   Domig, Konrad J ^a   Kneifel, Wolfgang ^a   Mayer, Helmut K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Feed; Identification; PCR; Probiotic; Strain typing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 77953138015     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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