Report on overcoming the poor quality of ApaI pulsotypes with a short review on PFGE for Listeria monocytogenes

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-309

  Kušar, Darja ^a   Kavalič, Maja ^a   Ocepek, Matjaž ^a   Zdovc, Irena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

ApaI restriction; Listeria monocytogenes; PFGE; Quality of pulsotypes; Standardized protocol

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

APAI BACTERIAL GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84886787392     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2013-041     Document Type: Article

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