Reliability of O157:H7 ID agar (O157 H7 ID-F) for the detection and isolation of verocytotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli belonging to serogroup O157

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 408-410

  Bettelheim, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromogenic medium; E. coli O157; Escherichia coli; Verocytotoxigenic

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHROMOGENICS; CHROMOPHORES; CLONING; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CHROMOGENIC MEDIUM; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; E. COLI; E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GALACTOSIDASES; GREEN COLOR; SEROGROUPS; VEROCYTOTOXIGENIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 23044493077     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02603.x     Document Type: Article

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