Development of a rapid positive/absent test for coliforms using sensitive bioluminescence assay

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-135

  Masuda Nishimura, Ikuko ^a   Fukuda, S ^a   Sano, A ^a   Kasai, K ^a   Tatsumi, H ^a  

^a KIKKOMAN CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORESCENCE;

'CURRENT; COLIFORMS; D LUCIFERINS; DETECTION LIMITS; ENZYME ASSAYS; GALACTOPYRANOSIDE; Β- GALACTOSIDASE;

BIOLUMINESCENCE;

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CALIBRATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034049362     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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