Detection of shiga toxin 1 and 2 (stx1 and stx2) genes in escherichia coli 0157: H7 isolated from retail beef in Malaysia by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Twenty (n=20) beef isolates of Escherichia coli O157:H7 were examined for the detection of Shiga- toxin 1 and 2 (stx1 and stx2) genes by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and characterized using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR) fingerprinting. All isolate...

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Main Authors: A.M. Sahilah, H. Nor' Aishah, A. Ahmad Azuhairi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7304/
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