Improved multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Bacillus cereus emetic and enterotoxic strains

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1439-1444

  Kim, Jae Myung ^a   Forghani, Fereidoun ^a   Kim, Jung Beom ^b   Park, Yong Bae ^b   Park, Myoung Su ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Park, Joong Hyun ^a   Oh, Deog Hwan ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeonggi do Research Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; emetic toxin; enterotoxin; food poisoning; multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

EMETIC TOXINS; ENTEROTOXIN; FOOD POISONING; MOLECULAR TOOLS; MULTIPLEX PCR; PCR ASSAY; PURE CULTURE; SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION; SPECIFIC PRIMERS; TOXIN GENES;

GENES; MULTIPLEXING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84868319099     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-012-0189-8     Document Type: Article

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