|
|||||
|
|
Quantitative Assessment of the Tetracycline Resistance Gene Pool in Cheese Samples by Real-Time TaqMan PCR |
|
| Authors: | Michele Y. Manuzon Scott E. Hanna Hongliang Luo Zhongtang Yu W. James Harper Hua H. Wang |
| Abstract: | A TaqMan real-time PCR assay was developed to quantify the tetS gene pool present in retail cheeses. This protocol offers a rapid, specific, sensitive, and culture-independent method for assessing antibiotic resistance genes in food samples rich in fats and proteins. |
| Keywords: | |