Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae in raw vegetables using most probable number-polymerase chain reaction (MPN-PCR)

• Main Authors: Puspanadan, Soopna, Loo, Yuet Ying, Nillian, Elexson, Kuan, Chee Hao, Goh, Sur Guat, Chang, Wei San, Lye, Ying Ling, Afsah-Hejri, Leili, Tang, John Yew Huat, Rukayadi, Yaya, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Radu, Son
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40959/1/Detection%20of%20klebsiella%20pneumoniae%20in%20raw%20vegetables%20using%20most%20probable%20number-polymerase%20chain%20reaction%20%28MPN-PCR%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40959/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/19%20%2804%29%202012/64%20IFRJ%2019%20%2804%29%202012%20Sopna%20%28130%29.pdf

Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is one of the most important members of Klebsiella genus in Enterobacteriacae family, which is responsible for pneumonia (the destructive lung inflammation disease). Vegetables are known as source of contamination with K. pneumonia. Raw vegetables are usually co...