Evaluation of a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction for the quantification of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle fecesa

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-85

  Jacob, Megan E ^a,b   Shi, Xiaorong ^a   An, Baoyan ^a   Nagaraja, Tiruvoor G ^a   Bai, Jianfa ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGA TOXIN 1; SHIGA TOXIN 2; TRANSAMINASES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84855445037     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0947     Document Type: Article

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