RAPD and rep-PCR fingerprinting for characterization of Bifidobacterium species

• Authors: KŘÍŽOVÁ Jana; ŠPANOVÁ Alena; RITTICH Bohuslav
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Folia Microbiologica
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Genetics and molecular biology
• Keywords: Bifidobacterium; characterization; RAPD; rep-PCR
• Description: DNA fingerprinting methods, RAPD with 7 random primers, and rep-PCR using both BOXAIR and (GTG)(5) ones, were used for the discrimination of 16 type and collection Bifidobacterium strains of 9 species of human origin, B. animalis ssp. animalis and B. animalis ssp.lactis and 7 Bifidobacterium strains collected in the Culture Collection of Dairy Microorganisms (CCDM).

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