A rapid and specific method for the detection of indole in complex biological samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 8093-8097

  Darkoh, Charles ^a   Chappell, Cynthia ^a   Gonzales, Christopher ^a   Okhuysen, Pablo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; ASSAYS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL CULTURES; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CLINICAL SAMPLES; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENTS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOMARKER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

HYDROXYLAMINE; INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN;

CHEMISTRY; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; HUMANS; HYDROXYLAMINE; INDOLES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84946058850     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02787-15     Document Type: Article

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