Use of commercial enzyme immunoassays and immunomagnetic separation systems for detecting Escherichia coli O157 in bovine fecal samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2549-2553

  Chapman, P A ^a   Cerdan Malo, A T ^a   Siddons, C A ^a   Harkin, M ^a  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; MEAT; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030765467     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.7.2549-2553.1997     Document Type: Article

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