Evaluation of propidium monoazide and quantitative PCR to quantify viable Campylobacter jejuni biofilm and planktonic cells in log phase and in a viable but nonculturable state

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1303-1311

  Magajna, Brenda ^a   Schraft, Heidi ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

AZIDE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROPIDIUM MONOAZIDE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

AZIDES; BIOFILMS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; PROPIDIUM; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84937232642     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-583     Document Type: Article

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