Rapid detection of diarrheagenic E. coli by real-time PCR

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-341

  Bischoff, C ^a   Luthy J ^a   Altwegg, M ^a   Baggi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Diarrheagenic; Enterovirulent; Escherichia coli; LightCycler ; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIARRHEA; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 17644415011     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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