Rapid method for the detection of storage mites in cereals: Feasibility of an ELISA based approach

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-213

  Dunn, J A ^a   Thind, B B ^a   Danks, C ^a   Chambers, J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acarus siro; Cereal; Detection; ELISA; Glycyphagus; Immunodiagnostic; Lepidoglyphus; Mab; Quality measurement; Storage mites; Tyrophagus

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CEREAL; DETECTION METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD STORAGE; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY METHOD; MITE; PEST SPECIES;

ACARIDAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEREAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD HANDLING; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACARIDAE; ANIMALS; CEREALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOD HANDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; ACARUS SIRO; FUNGI; GLYCYPHAGUS; GLYCYPHAGUS DOMESTICUS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOGLYPHUS; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TYROPHAGUS; TYROPHAGUS LONGIOR;

EID: 40449111608     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485308005634     Document Type: Article

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