title: Rapid detection of food-borne pathogens in clinical specimens, food and environmental samples.
abstract: 1. PCR and RT-PCR methods for 5-hour and 3-hour detection, respectively, of salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae in stool, food and environmental water samples have been developed. 2. Such methods can be used in routine laboratories for rapid detection of salmonellae and V cholerae and are essential for infection control purposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. meilunling@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: J M L
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology