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A RAPD-PCR Method for the Rapid Detection of Bacillus Cereus

  • Jiyeon Lee
  • , Gun Hee Kwon
  • , Jae Yong Park
  • , Cheon Seok Park
  • , Dae Young Kwon
  • , Jinkyu Lim
  • , Jong Sang Kim
  • , Jeong Hwan Kim
  • Graduate School
  • Gyeongsang National University
  • Catholic University of Daegu
  • Kyung Hee University
  • Korea Food Research Institute
  • Kyungpook National University

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Abstract

Distinction of Bacillus cereus from other closely related bacilli is challenging and new efficient methods are continually demanded. From our previous work on RAPD profiles of bacilli, we found a possibility that B. cereus strains could be distinguished from other bacilli. In this work, RAPD-PCR profiles of B. cereus strains were obtained using a 10-mer (S30) as a primer, and a B. cereus specific 0.91-kb band was produced from all tested strains. The RAPD-PCR procedure also successfully detected B. cereus from spiked cheonggukjang when B. cereus cells were present at more than 102/g sample.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)274-276
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Bacillus cereus
  • Food poisoning
  • Rapd-pcr
  • Rapid detection

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