A novel selective growth medium-PCR assay to isolate and detect Sphingomonas in environmental samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-27

  Yim, Mi Sung ^a,b   Yau, Yvonne C W ^c   Matlow, Anne ^c,d   So, Jae Seong ^b   Zou, Jitao ^e   Flemming, Cecily A ^f   Schraft, Heidi ^a   Leung, Kam Tin ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilms; PCR detection of Sphingomonas; Piperacillin; Serine palmitoyltransferase gene; Sphingomonas selective growth medium; Streptomycin

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; PIPERACILLIN; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERINE C-PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; SPHINGOMONAS; STREPTOMYCIN;

NOVOSPHINGOBIUM SUBARCTICUM; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 77953541315     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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