Direct Quantification of Campylobacter jejuni in Chicken Fecal Samples Using Real-Time PCR: Evaluation of Six Rapid DNA Extraction Methods

Food Analytical Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1728-1738

  Garcia, Ana B ^a   Kamara, Judy N ^a   Vigre, Håkan ^a   Hoorfar, Jeffrey ^a   Josefsen, Mathilde H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Chickens; DNA extraction methods; Quantification; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTERS; CHICKENS; DNA EXTRACTION; QUANTIFICATION; REAL-TIME PCR;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DNA; EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; TISSUE;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84887318105     PISSN: 19369751     EISSN: 1936976X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12161-013-9685-6     Document Type: Article

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