Detection, isolation and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in retail-minced beef using PCR-based techniques, immunoassays and colony hybridization

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 646-651

  Auvray, F ^a   Lecureuil, C ^a   Tache J ^a   Leclerc, V ^a   Deperrois, V ^a   Lombard, B ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

IMS; Minced beef; PCR ELISA; Real time PCR; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; STEC

Indexed keywords

BEEF; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

COLONY HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; MINCED BEEF; PATHOGENICS; PCR-ELISA; REAL-TIME PCR; SEROGROUPS; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

SCREENING;

VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOLOGY;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; IMMUNOASSAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36348994866     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02239.x     Document Type: Article

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