Detection of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli by magnetic capture- hybrization PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Chen, Jinru ^a   Johnson, Roger ^b   Griffiths, Mansel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031965461     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.1.147-152.1998     Document Type: Article

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