Evaluation of a norovirus detection methodology for ready-to-eat foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 420-425

  Stals, Ambroos ^a   Baert, Leen ^a   De Keuckelaere, Ann ^a   Van Coillie, Els ^b   Uyttendaele, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Norovirus; Ready to eat foods; Real time PCR; RTE foods; Tri reagent

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE DOSAGE; INOCULATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MURINE NOROVIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA PURIFICATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

FAST FOODS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VEGETABLES;

MURINE NOROVIRUS 1; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 79952252948     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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