Immunomagnetic detection of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores in food and environmental samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1643-1646

  Blake, Michael R ^a   Weimer, Bart C ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030954904     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.1643-1646.1997     Document Type: Article

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