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 serotype O157 is still the most commonly identified STEC in the world. It causes high morbidity and mortality and has been responsible for a number of outbreaks in many parts of the world. Various met...

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Autor principal: C. Almeida (author)
Outros Autores: J. M. Sousa (author), R. Rocha (author), L. Cerqueira (author), S. Fanning (author), N. F. Azevedo (author), M. J. Vieira (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2013
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Texto completo:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/104641
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/104641