False positive responses of Campylobacter jejuni when using the chemical-in-plug chemotaxis assay

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-391

  Kanungpean, Doungjit ^a   Kakuda, Tsutomu ^a   Takai, Shinji ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Chemical in plug assay; Chemotaxis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOASSAY; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHEMOTAXIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHEMOTAXIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 79953290572     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0396     Document Type: Note

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