Sensitivity of two techniques to detect Escherichia coli O157 in naturally infected bovine fecal samples

Food Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 633-639

  Vidovic, Sinisa ^a   Germida, Jim J ^a   Korber, Darren R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detection; E. coli O157; Enrichment broth; Immunomagnetic separation; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34047167849     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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