Detection and Isolation of Low Levels of E. coli O157:H7 in Cilantro by Real-Time PCR, Immunomagnetic Separation, and Cultural Methods with and without an Acid Treatment

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Yoshitomi, Ken J ^a   Jinneman, Karen C ^a   Zapata, Ruben ^b   Weagant, Stephen D ^a   Fedio, Willis M ^b  

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

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cilantro; Detection; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Immunomagnetic separation; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CORIANDRUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORIANDRUM; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84864578521     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02813.x     Document Type: Article

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