As microbial contamination is persistent within the food and bioindustries and foodborne
infections are still a significant cause of death, the detection, monitoring, and …

Foodborne pathogens cause millions of infections every year and are responsible for
considerable economic losses worldwide. The current gold standard for the detection of …

ABSTRACT A multiplex PCR assay was used to simultaneously detect genes from the five
major clinically relevant Campylobacter spp. Those genes selected were hipO and 23S …

The microflora in the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens influences digestion, health,
and wellbeing. Analysis of chicken gut microflora has been mainly by culture-based …

We found that the PCR could be dramatically enhanced by Au nanoparticles. With the
addition of 0.7 nM of 13 nm Au nanoparticles into the PCR reagent, the PCR efficiency was …

The aim of this study was to evaluate PCR and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
techniques for detecting Arcobacter and Campylobacter strains in river water and …

In order to introduce specificity for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis prior to a
phage amplification assay, various magnetic-separation approaches, involving either …

Background Singapore's diarrhoeal notification system is based on specific pathogens.
Official data may thus be skewed towards notifiable diseases. Limited information is …

ABSTRACT DNA microarrays are an excellent potential tool for clinical microbiology, since
this technology allows relatively rapid identification and characterization of microbial and …

The diversity of the cloacal microbial community in migratory shorebirds, caught at the Tagus
estuary, Portugal, was assessed by cultivation (R2A and Nutrient Agar media) and …