Comparison between a PCR-ELISA test and the vero cell assay for detecting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in dairy products and characterization of virulence traits of the isolated strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 809-818

  Fach, P ^a   Perelle, S ^a   Dilasser, F ^a   Grout, J ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CELL ASSAYS; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; CYTOTOXICITY TESTING; ELISA METHODS; ELISA TEST; ISOLATED STRAINS; PURE CULTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VERO CELLS;

DAIRIES;

SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTAMINATION; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VERO CELL; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035033421     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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