Real-time PCR and NASBA for rapid and sensitive detection of Vibrio cholerae in ballast water

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-206

  Fykse, Else M ^a   Nilsen, Trine ^a   Nielsen, Agnete Dessen ^a   Tryland, Ingun ^b   Delacroix, Stephanie ^b   Blatny, Janet M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Detection; Real time NASBA; Real time PCR; Ship's ballast water; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BALLAST WATER; CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT; MAJOR FACTORS; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; REAL-TIME NASBA; REAL-TIME PCR; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SENSITIVE DETECTION; SHIP'S BALLAST WATER; TEST METHOD; TOXIGENIC; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIA; ERROR DETECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIPS;

WATER;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; PEPTONE; WATER;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BACTERIUM; BALLAST WATER; CHOLERA; DETECTION METHOD; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC ORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BALLAST; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIPPING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER; SELF-SUSTAINED SEQUENCE REPLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIPS; TIME FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84856240429     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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