The use of qPCR-based methods to identify and quantify food spoilage microorganisms

Novel Food Preservation and Microbial Assessment Techniques

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 313-334

  Linares, Daniel M ^a   Del Rio, Beatriz ^a   Redruello, Begoña ^a   Fernández, María ^a   Martín, María Cruz ^a   Ladero, Victor ^a   Alvarez, Miguel A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amplicons; Amplification; Fluorescent dyes; PCR; Qpcr; Spoilage microorganisms; Taqman; Threshold cycle

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISKS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LOSSES; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMPLICONS; FLUORESCENT DYES; QPCR; SPOILAGE MICROORGANISMS; TAQMAN; THRESHOLD CYCLE;

SPOILAGE;

EID: 85009927206     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b16758     Document Type: Chapter

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