Recent developments in the use of viability dyes and quantitative PCR in the food microbiology field

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Elizaquivel P ^a   Aznar, R ^a,b   Sanchez G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food; Food safety; Microbial contamination

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUSES;

BINDING MOLECULES; DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATIONS; DNA-BINDING; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FOOD-SAFETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; QUANTITATIVE PCR; REAL-TIME PCR (QPCR); SAFETY MONITORING; SPECIFIC DETECTION;

FOOD SAFETY;

ALCOHOL; BENZALKONIUM; CHLORIDE; DYE; HYPOCHLORITE; NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE; COLORING AGENT;

DYE; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SAFETY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALTERNARIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BEEF; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CARCASS; CHICKEN MEAT; CLOVE; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; DNA BINDING; ECHO VIRUS; EGG; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SPOILAGE; HEAT TREATMENT; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HYPERBARISM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFLORA; MS2 VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; OENOCOCCUS OENI; OREGANO; PASTEURIZATION; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; PIGEON THORAX; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SALMON; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHRIMP; SPINACH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETABLE; VIRUS; VIRUS INACTIVATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WINE; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES BAILII; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COLORING AGENTS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84890441684     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12365     Document Type: Review

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