A modified immuno-polymerase chain reaction for the detection of β- glucoronidase from Escherichia coli

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-42

  Chang, Tsung C ^a   Huang, Su H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Development Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

glucuronidase; Escherichia coli; Immuno PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCURONIDASE; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031445305     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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