African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation and comparison of SYBR Green I Real-Time PCR and TaqMan Real-Time PCR methods for quantitative assay of Listeria monocytogenes in nutrient broth and milk

Hassan Dadkhah1, Mohammad Reza Bassami2, Saeed Hashemi3, Farzaneh Shahraz1, Hedayat Hosseini1, Kimon Andreas G. Karatzas4 and Ramin Khaksar1*
1Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran. 2Institute of Biotechnology and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. 3Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre, Tehran University and Medical Sciences, Dr Shariati Hospital, North Kargar St., 14114 Tehran, Iran. 4Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 27 December 2011
  •  Published: 31 March 2012