Detection of Escherichia coli O157 by peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH) and comparison to a standard culture method

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 6293-6300

  Almeida, C ^a,b,c   Sousa, J M ^a   Rocha, R ^c   Cerqueira, L ^c   Fanning, S ^d   Azevedo, N F ^b,c   Vieira, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Avepark Zona Industrial da Gandra   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DETECTION LIMITS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; REPRESENTATIVE STRAIN; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; TRADITIONAL CULTURES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES;

MEATS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; EMERGENCE; INFECTIVITY; MEAT; MILK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPTIMIZATION; PEPTIDE; TOXIN;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVALUATION STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD CONTROL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84885043580     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01009-13     Document Type: Article

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