New rapid and simple methods for detection of bacteria and determination of their antibiotic susceptibility by using phage mutants

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 7455-7459

  Ulitzur, Nirit ^a   Ulitzur, Shimon ^b  

^a CheckLight   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CELLS; CENTRIFUGATION; MUTAGENESIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PHAGE INFECTION; PHAGE MUTANTS; PHOTOREACTIVATION; PLAQUE FORMATION;

BACTERIA;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CENTRIFUGATION; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIOPHAGES; COLIPHAGES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; LYSOGENY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; SALMONELLA PHAGES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33845517073     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00761-06     Document Type: Article

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