Rapid identification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bovine feces using the antibody-direct epifluorescent filter technique (Ab-DEFT)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 343-349

  Tortorello, M L ^a   Stewart, D S ^a   Cray Jr , W C ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab DEFT; Cattle; Diagnosis bacteria; Escherichia coli O157:H7

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030217806     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(96)00041-7     Document Type: Article

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