Detection of Escherichia coli O157 by Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (PNA-FISH) and Comparison to a Standard Culture Method

Despite the emergence of non-O157 shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections, E. coli O157 serotype is still the most commonly identified STEC in world. It causes high morbidity and mortality, and has been responsible for a number of outbreaks in many parts of the world. Various method...

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Main Author: Almeida, C. (author)
Other Authors: Sousa, J. M. (author), Rocha, Rui (author), Cerqueira, L. (author), Fanning, S. (author), Azevedo, N. F. (author), Vieira, Maria João (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27509
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/27509

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27509

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