Reference genes for quantitative, reverse-transcription PCR in Bacillus cereus group strains throughout the bacterial life cycle

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-217

  Reiter, Lillian ^a   Kolstø, Anne Brit ^a   Piehler, Armin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Normalization; Reference gene; RT qPCR

Indexed keywords

ADK GENE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GATB YQEY GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STABILITY; HELICASE GENE; LIFE CYCLE; NIFU GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSPA GENE; PTA GENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RPSU GENE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPOROGENESIS; UDP GENE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KONKUKIAN; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79959744335     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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