Droplet digital PCR improves absolute quantification of viable lactic acid bacteria in faecal samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 148, Issue , 2018, Pages 64-73

  Gobert, Guillaume ^a   Cotillard, Aurélie ^b   Fourmestraux, Candice ^a   Pruvost, Laurence ^a   Miguet, Jean ^c   Boyer, Mickaël ^a  

^a Danone Research Centre Carasso   (France)

^b SOLADIS   (France)

^c IVIDATA   (France)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus; Piglet faeces; PMA ddPCR; Propidium monoazide; Viability PCR

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROPLET DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; EVALUATION STUDY; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL LOAD; FECES; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBIOTICS; SWINE;

EID: 85045026449     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.03.004     Document Type: Article

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