The use of a fluorescent bacteriophage assay for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in inoculated ground beef and raw milk

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 43-50

  Goodridge, Lawrence ^a   Chen, Jinru ^b   Griffiths, Mansel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Detection; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Fluorescent; Ground beef; Raw milk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SEPARATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; INOCULATION; MEAT INDUSTRY; MILK;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BENZOXAZOLES; CATTLE; COLIPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MEAT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSPHERES; MILK; QUINOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033103230     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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