A novel miniaturized most probable number method for the enumeration of Campylobacter spp. from poultry-associated matrices

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-19

  Chenu, Jeremy W ^a,b   Pavic, Anthony ^a   Cox, Julian M ^b  

^a Birling Avian Laboratories   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Enumeration; Most probable number; Poultry

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BROTH DILUTION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CARCASS; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT PLATING; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIATURIZED MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CAMPYLOBACTER; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84874405997     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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