Evaluation of accuracy and repeatability of identification of food- borne pathogens by automated bacterial identification systems

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 944-949

  Odumeru, Joseph A ^a   Steele, Marina ^a   Fruhner, Lynne ^a   Larkin, Carolyn ^a   Jiang, Jiangdong ^a   Mann, Elroy ^c   Mcnab, W Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

^c Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033030862     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.4.944-949.1999     Document Type: Article

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