Use of the flagellar H7 gene as a target in multiplex PCR assays and improved specificity in identification of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 656-662

  Gannon, V P J ^a,b   D'Souza, S ^a   Graham, T ^a   King, R K ^a   Rahn, K ^a   Read, S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031059726     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.656-662.1997     Document Type: Article

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