Detection and quantification of spoilage and pathogenic Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis by real-time PCR

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 605-610

  Fernandez No I C ^a   Guarddon, M ^a   Bohme K ^a   Cepeda, A ^a   Calo Mata, P ^a   Barros Velazquez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Microbial detection; Quantitative PCR; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 79952004782     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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