MPN estimation of qPCR target sequence recoveries from whole cell calibrator samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-349

  Sivaganesan, Mano ^a   Siefring, Shawn ^b   Varma, Manju ^b   Haugland, Richard A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Calibrator cell equivalents; Comparative Ct; Most probable number; QPCR; Target sequences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BAYES THEOREM; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; WATER SAMPLING; WHOLE CELL;

BACTERIAL LOAD; ENTEROCOCCUS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 81055155887     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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