Application of metagenomic sequencing to food safety: Detection of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli on fresh bagged spinach

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 8183-8191

  Leonard, Susan R ^a   Mammel, Mark K ^a   Lacher, David W ^a   Elkins, Christopher A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; PATHOGENS;

CULTURE CONDITIONS; FOOD PATHOGEN DETECTIONS; LIMITS OF DETECTION; MEDIUM COMPONENTS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING; SAMPLE PROCESSING PROTOCOLS; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; GENOMICS; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; TOXIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXIGUOBACTERIUM; PANTOEA; PSEUDOMONAS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACH;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METAGENOMICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84946077037     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02601-15     Document Type: Article

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