Immunoconcentration of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from animal faeces and raw meats by using Dynabeads anti-E. coli O157 and the VIDAS system

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 151-156

  Aminul Islam, M ^a,b   Heuvelink, Annet E ^a   Talukder, Kaisar A ^b   de Boer, Enne ^a  

^a Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Dynabeads; Escherichia coli O157; Immunoconcentration; VIDAS

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEFIXIME; SHIGA TOXIN; SORBITOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD MICROBIOTECHNOLOGY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MEAT; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; VITEK IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC ASSAY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MEAT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGA TOXINS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33646465008     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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