Molecular characterization of endemic salmonella infections ... - Evira
Molecular characterization of endemic salmonella infections ... - Evira
Molecular characterization of endemic salmonella infections ... - Evira
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ABBREVIATIONS<br />
AFLP amplified fragment length polymorphism<br />
AP-PCR arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction<br />
bp base pair<br />
CHEF clamped homogeneous electric field<br />
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid<br />
DT definitive type<br />
ΔTm differences between melting temperature (midpoint in denaturation <strong>of</strong> DNA)<br />
EDTA ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid<br />
EELA National Veterinary and Food Research Institute<br />
EFSA European Food Safety Authority<br />
ERIC-PCR Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-polymerase chain reaction<br />
ET electrotype<br />
<strong>Evira</strong> Finnish Food Safety Authority<br />
FAFLP fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism<br />
FSCP Finnish Salmonella control programme<br />
F-value coefficient <strong>of</strong> similarity-value<br />
G+C guanine + cytosine<br />
H antigen flagellar antigen<br />
IS insertion sequence<br />
kb kilobase<br />
M molar (mol/litre)<br />
MAPLT multiple amplification <strong>of</strong> phage locus typing<br />
MDa megadalton<br />
MLEE multilocus enzyme electrophoresis<br />
MLST multilocus sequence typing<br />
MLVA multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeats analysis<br />
O antigen somatic antigen<br />
PCR polymerase chain reaction<br />
pf pulsed-field<br />
PFGE pulsed-field gel electrophoresis<br />
RAPD random amplified polymorphic DNA<br />
REP-PCR repetitive extragenic palindromic-polymerase chain reaction<br />
RFLP restriction fragment length polymorphism<br />
rRNA ribosomal ribonucleic acid<br />
SAFLP single-enzyme amplified fragment length polymorphism<br />
spv <strong>salmonella</strong> plasmid virulence<br />
UPGMA unweigthed pair group method using arithmetic averages<br />
UV ultraviolet light<br />
Vi antigen surface antigen<br />
VNTR variable number <strong>of</strong> tandem repeats<br />
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