Abstract / Description of output
The aim of this study was to isolate Escherichia coli O26, O103, O111 and O145 from 745 samples of bovine faeces using (i) immunomagnetic separation (IMS) beads coated with antibodies to lipopolysaccharide, and slide agglutination (SA) tests and (ii) PCR and DNA probes for the detection of the Verocytotoxin (VT) genes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-12 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Letters in Applied Microbiology |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Agglutination Tests
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- DNA Probes
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Feces
- Female
- Immunomagnetic Separation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Serotyping
- Shiga Toxin