DETECTION OF A SOURCE OF MEAT SPOILAGE

摘要

The invention relates to the use of PCR to detect a blown pack spoilage-causing strain of Clostridia in a meat product. The strain of Clostridia is characterised by having a target sequence in the 16S rRNA gene (SEQUENCE ID NO: 1) which is shown to be unique and capable of distinguishing the strain from other sources of blown pack spoilage and other sources of meat spoilage. The invention also provides a primers and probes for detection of the target sequence, and a PCR kit for specific detection of the strain.