Specificity of PCR and serological assays in the detection of Escherichia coli shiga toxin subtypes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6699-6702

  Feng, Peter C H ^a   Jinneman, Karen ^a   Scheutz, Flemming ^b   Monday, Steven R ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PCR ASSAY; SHIGA TOXIN;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

SHIGA TOXIN;

BIOASSAY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80052795265     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00370-11     Document Type: Article

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