Detection of potentially pathogenic Aeromonas isolates from ready-to-eat seafood products by PCR analysis

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-273

  di Pinto, Angela ^a   Terio, Valentina ^a   di Pinto, Pietro ^a   Tantillo, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeromonas spp.; PCR; Ready to eat; Seafood

Indexed keywords

AEROLYSIN; AEROMONAS; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; ENTEROTOXIN; HAEMOLYSINS; HUMAN HEALTH; PCR; PCR ANALYSIS; READY-TO-EAT; SEAFOOD; SEAFOOD PRODUCTS;

GENES; SHELLFISH;

MEATS;

AEROMONAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENGRAULIDAE; OCTOPUS;

EID: 84855909210     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02835.x     Document Type: Article

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