The detection of non-O157 E. coli in food by immunomagnetic separation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 220-224

  Drysdale, M ^a   MacRae, M ^b   Strachan, M J C ^b   Reid, T M S ^a   Ogden, I D ^b  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli O111; E. coli O26; Immunomagnetic separation; Methodology

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT JUICES;

APPLE JUICE; E COLI O111; E COLI O26; E. COLI; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; METHODOLOGY; MINCED BEEF; SEROTYPES; TRYPTONE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

NALIDIXIC ACID; PEPTONE; WATER;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; SOYBEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; MALUS X DOMESTICA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3042766521     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02301.x     Document Type: Article

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