Comparative evaluation of different chromogenic/fluorogenic media for detecting Escherichia coli O157:H7 in food

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 257-262

  Manafi, Mammad ^a   Kremsmaier, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Institute of Nutritional Sciences   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chromogenic; Culture media; E. coli O157:H7; Fluorogenic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; MEAT; MILK; SEROTYPE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT PRODUCTS; MILK;

EID: 0035977377     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00610-9     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Studies of E. coli cultured on Rainbow agar O157 with particular reference to enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
2. An improved selective medium for the isolation of E. coli O157
3. The epidemiology of infections caused by E. coli O157:H7, other enterohemorrhagic E. coli and the associated hemolytic uremic syndrome
4. Sorbitol-MacConkey medium for detection of E. coli O157:H7 associated with hemorrhagic colitis
5. Use of 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoxyl-β-D-glucuronide in MacConkey sorbitol agar to aid in the isolation of E. coli O157:H7 from ground beef
6. A chromogenic plating medium for isolating E. coli O157:H7 from beef
7. Tellurite and novobiocin improve recovery of E. coli O157:H7 on Rainbow® Agar O157
8. Method to isolate E. coli O157:H7 from food
9. Detection of E. coli O157:H7 and other verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) in foods
10. Use of tellurite for the selection of verocytoxigenic E. coli O157