Analytical limits of four β-glucuronidase and β-galactosidase-based commercial culture methods used to detect Escherichia coli and total coliforms

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 506-514

  Maheux, Andrée F ^a,b   Huppé, Vicky ^a,b   Boissinot, Maurice ^a,b   Picard, François J ^a,b   Bissonnette, Luc ^a,b   Bernier, Jean Luc T ^a,b   Bergeron, Michel G ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromocult Coliform agar ES; Colilert; E. coli; MI agar; Readycult Coliforms 100; Total coliforms

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CITROBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTER; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HAFNIA; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SERRATIA; SHIGELLA; WATER QUALITY; YERSINIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 55149094955     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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