Evaluation of two real-time polymerase chain reaction pathogen detection kits for Salmonella spp. in food

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 509-515

  Cheung, P Y ^a,b   Chan, C W ^a   Wong, W ^a   Cheung, T L ^a   Kam, K M ^a  

^a Public Health Laboratory Centre   (Hong Kong)

^b Public Health Laboratory Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Food pathogen; Real time PCR; Salmonella spp.

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; PATHOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DETECTION KITS; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FOOD PATHOGENS; FOOD SAMPLES; LIGHTCYCLER; PCR DETECTION; PRE-ENRICHMENT; REAL-TIME PCR; SALMONELLA SPP; SALMONELLA SPP.;

SALMONELLA;

DETECTION METHOD; FOOD; FOOD POISONING; PATHOGEN; REAL TIME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD POISONING; INOCULATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SAMPLING; SCREENING; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 9644281637     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01609.x     Document Type: Article

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