PCR-based DNA amplification and presumptive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with an internal fluorogenic probe and the 5' nuclease (TaqMan) assay

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3389-3396

  Oberst, R D ^a,b   Hays, M P ^a   Bohra, L K ^b   Phebus, R K ^b   Yamashiro, C T ^c   Paszko Kolva, C ^c   Flood, S J A ^c   Sargeant, J M ^a   Gillespie, J R ^a  

^a Analytical and Toxicological Services   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PERKINELMER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; NUCLEASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031664573     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3389-3396.1998     Document Type: Article

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