PilF polymorphism-based real-time PCR to distinguish Vibrio vulnificus strains of human health relevance

Food Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Baker Austin, Craig ^a   Lemm, Elizabeth ^b   Hartnell, Rachel ^a   Lowther, James ^a   Onley, Richard ^b   Amaro, Carmen ^d   Oliver, James D ^c   Lees, David ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Detection; Oyster; Pathogen; PilF; Real time PCR; V.vulnificus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEA FOOD; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAFOOD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 84856029921     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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