A Model To Estimate the Optimal Sample Size for Microbiological Surveys

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 6174-6178

  Altekruse, S F ^a,d   Elvinger, F ^b   Wang, Y ^c   Ye, K ^c  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SAMPLING;

MICROBIOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BAYES THEOREM; CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BAYES THEOREM; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; FECES; LABORATORIES; MICROBIOLOGY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POULTRY DISEASES; PROBABILITY; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA PHAGES; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING STUDIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0142040837     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6174-6178.2003     Document Type: Review

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