Comparison of a real-time PCR and an IMS/culture method to detect Escherichia coli O26 and O111 in minced beef in the Republic of Ireland

Food Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 553-560

  O'Hanlon, Karen A ^a   Catarame, Teresa M G ^a   Blair, Ian S ^b   McDowell, David A ^b   Duffy, Geraldine ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli O111; E. coli O26; Minced beef; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 18144404182     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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