Rapid and sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bovine faeces by a multiplex PCR

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 867-876

  Hu, Y ^a   Zhang, Q ^a   Meitzler, J C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MAMMALS; PATHOGENS;

BOVINE FECES; E. COLI; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FOOD ANIMALS; HAEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HUMAN PATHOGENS; RAPID DETECTION; SENSITIVE DETECTION; SEROTYPES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

INTIMIN; PRIMER DNA; VEROTOXIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033383165     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00938.x     Document Type: Article

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