Development and evaluation of a novel combinatorial selective enrichment and multiplex PCR technique for molecular detection of major virulence-associated genes of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in food samples

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 435-446

  Nagaraj, S ^a   Ramlal, S ^a   Sripathy, M H ^a   Batra, H V ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

BSA; Enrichment; Enterotoxin; IAC; MSB; Multiplex PCR; Sodium pyruvate; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BODY FLUIDS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SODIUM;

AMPLIFICATION CONTROL; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; ENRICHMENT; ENTEROTOXINS; INTERNAL AMPLIFICATION; INTERNAL AMPLIFICATION CONTROL; MANNITOL SALT BROTH; MULTIPLEX PCR; PYRUVATES; SODIUM PYRUVATE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

GENES;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; COAGULASE; MANNITOL; PYRUVATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROTOXIN; PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIUM; FOOD SAFETY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANIMAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COAGULASE; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84893488040     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12364     Document Type: Article

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