Evaluation of Escherichia coli host strain CB390 for simultaneous detection of somatic and F-specific coliphages

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 531-534

  Guzmán, Carolina ^a   Mocé Llivina, Laura ^a   Lucena, Francisco ^a   Jofre, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; GENE EXPRESSION;

COLIPHAGES; HOST STRAINS; PLASMIDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; PLASMID; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI CB390; ESCHERICHIA COLI WG5; F SPECIFIC COLIPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SOMATIC COLIPHAGE; STANDARDIZATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COLIPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLAQUE ASSAY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 38349137666     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01710-07     Document Type: Article

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