New Multiplexing Tools for Reliable GMO Detection

Genetically Modified and Non-Genetically Modified Food Supply Chains: Co-Existence and Traceability

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 333-366

  Pla, M ^b,c   Nadal, A ^b,c   Baeten, V ^d   Bahrdt, C ^e   Berben, G ^d   Bertheau, Y ^a   Coll, A ^c   van Dijk, J P ^f   Dobnik, D ^g   Fernandez Pierna, J A ^d   Gruden, K ^g   Hamels, S ^h   Holck, A ⁱ   Holst Jensen, A ^j   Janssen, E ^d   Kok, E J ^f   La Paz, J L ^k   Laval, V ^a   Leimanis, S ^h   Malcevschi, A ^l   Marmiroli, N ^l   Morisset, D ^g   Prins, T W ^f   Remacle, J ^h   Ujhelyi, G ^h   Wulff, D ^e   more..

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL GENOMICS CRAG   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^e Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^h Eppendorf Array Technologies SA   (Belgium)

ⁱ NOFIMA   (Norway)

^j NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Analytical technologies; Duplex PCR; GMO detection; High grade multiplexing; Multiplex PCR; NAIMA; Oligoplex PCR; Real time PC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887250010     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118373781.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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