A Cell-Based Fluorescent Assay to Detect the Activity of Shiga Toxin and Other Toxins that Inhibit Protein Synthesis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 739, Issue , 2011, Pages 49-59

  Massey, Shane ^b   Quiñones, Beatriz ^b   Teter, Ken ^a  

^a Biomolecular Research Annex   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Food safety; Food borne pathogen; Shiga toxin; Toxicity assay; Toxin detection; Toxin inhibitors; Vero cells

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VEROTOXIN 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CERCOPITHECUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SHIGA TOXIN 2; VERO CELLS;

EID: 80051925666     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-102-4_5     Document Type: Chapter

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