Comparison of the BAX for screening/E. coli O157:H7 method with conventional methods for detection of extremely low levels of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4390-4395

  Johnson, Jennifer L ^a   Brooke, Cheryl L ^b   Fritschel, Scott J ^b,c  

^a Deibel Laboratories   (United States)

^b Qualicon   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCREENING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031763987     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4390-4395.1998     Document Type: Article

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