Improving efficiency of viability-PCR for selective detection of live cells

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-24

  Nkuipou Kenfack, Esther ^a   Engel, Holger ^b   Fakih, Sarah ^b   Nocker, Andreas ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QIAGEN GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Live dead distinction; Membrane integrity; Propidium monoazide; Sodium deoxycholate; Viability PCR

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; DEOXYCHOLATE SODIUM; GENOMIC DNA; PROPIDIUM MONOAZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION TIME; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AZIDES; BACTERIAL LOAD; DNA, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPIDIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874432932     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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