The use of Bacillus diarrhoeal enterotoxin (BDE) detection using an ELISA technique in the confirmation of the aetiology of Bacillus-mediated diarrhoea

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 677-682

  Tan, A ^a   Heaton, S ^a   Farr, L ^b   Bates, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Biotechnology Australia   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SPP; BRAIN HEART INFUSIONS; ENTEROTOXIGENIC; ENTEROTOXIGENICITY; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD POISONING; HEART INFUSION BROTHS; INCUBATION PERIODS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0030741082     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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