Sensitivity of Escherichia coli O157 detection in bovine feces assessed by broth enrichment followed by immunomagnetic separation and direct plating methodologies

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 872-875

  LeJeune, Jeffrey T ^a   Hancock, Dale D ^b   Besser, Thomas E ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALIDIXIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COW; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33644886646     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.872-875.2006     Document Type: Article

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