Application of Real Time PCR for the Detection and Enumeration of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from Seafood in Sarawak (Malaysia)

• Main Authors: Lesley, Maurice Bilung, Velnetti, Linang, Kasing, Apun, Samuel, Lihan, Cheah, Yoke Kqueen, Micky, Anak Vincent
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UNIMAS Publisher 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21852/1/LESLEY.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21852/; http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Vibrio parahaemolyticus has been associated as the major cause of food poisoning and gastroenteritis in many countries including Southeast Asia. Their human infection is regularly associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked seafood and contaminated water supplies. A rapid method of detecti...