Combined use of an immunomagnetic separation method and immunoblotting for the enumeration and isolation of Escherichia coli O157 in waste waters

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 589-597

  García Aljaro, Cristina ^a   Bonjoch, X ^a   Blanch, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enumeration; O157; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANIMAL WASTEWATERS; ENUMERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; O157; SEPARATION METHODS; SEROTYPES;

SEWAGE;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CEFSULODIN; ENTEROHEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; PEPTONE; SHIGA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; POPULATION ESTIMATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLATING MEDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 14844290304     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02497.x     Document Type: Article

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