Use of activated carbon coated with bentonite for increasing the sensitivity of pcr detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Canadian oyster (Crassostrea gigas) tissue

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Luan, Chunguang ^a   Levin, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Bentonite; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Oysters; PCR; PCR inhibitors; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BENTONITE; DNA; RESIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BENTONITE; CANADA; CHARCOAL; CRASSOSTREA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 37349084499     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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