Occurrence and diversity of free-living protozoa on butterhead lettuce

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-111

  Vaerewijck, Mario J M ^a   Sabbe, Koen ^a   Baré, Julie ^a   Houf, Kurt ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Diversity; Free living protozoa (FLP); Lettuce; Light microscopy; Most probable number (MPN)

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

AMOEBA (GENUS); ARTICLE; BODO SALTANS; CERCOZOA; CILIATE; COLPODA STEINII; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FLAGELLATE; FOOD WASHING; FREE LIVING PROTOZOA; HOUSEHOLD; LETTUCE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PLANT LEAF; PROTOZOON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPUMELLA;

AMOEBA; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EUKARYOTA; GENES, RRNA; LETTUCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

BODO SALTANS; CERCOZOA; CILIOPHORA; COLPODA STEINII; CYCLIDIUM GLAUCOMA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; SPUMELLA; TUBULINIDA;

EID: 79955708905     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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