Application of quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) for the determination of the total viable count (TVC) on meat samples

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-98

  Dolan, A ^a,b   Burgess, C M ^a   Fanning, S ^b   Duffy, G ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food; PCR; Quantitative; Total viable count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION;

GRAM POSITIVE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; LIGHTCYCLER; MEAT SAMPLES; PCR; PCR METHOD; QUANTITATIVE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION PCR; RIBONUCLEASE P; TOTAL VIABLE COUNTS;

BEEF;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBONUCLEASE P;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BEEF; CARCASS; CELL COUNT; CHICKEN; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PORK; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77953602802     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04636.x     Document Type: Article

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