Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli detected in foods by PCR and an enzyme-linked oligonucleotide probe

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-229

  Deng, M Y ^a,d   Cliver, D O ^b,e   Day, S P ^c   Fratamico, P M ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c ViroMed Laboratories Inc Minnesota   (United States)

^d IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; Enzyme linked oligonucleotide probe hybridization; Food samples; Heat labile enterotoxin gene; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLORIMETRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT; MILK; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0030197543     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(96)00942-7     Document Type: Article

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