Rapid isolation and detection of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 by use of rainbow agar 0157™ and PCR assay

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-79

  Radu, Son ^a   Rusul, Gulam ^a   Ling, Ooi Wai ^a   Purwati, Endang ^b   Mustakim, Maimunah ^c   Lihan, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ANDALAS UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVALUATION; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034156995     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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