Immunofluorescence detection of Escherichia coli in seawater: A comparison of various commercial antisera

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 479-496

  Caruso, G ^a   Crisafi, E ^a   Mancuso, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Immune sera; Immunofluorescence; Seawaters

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; SEA WATER;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; TARGET CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036428723     PISSN: 15321819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IAS-120015479     Document Type: Article

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