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A PCR Specific for Escherichia coli O157 Based on the rfb Locus Encoding O157 Lipopolysaccharide |
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| Authors: | Patricia M. Desmarchelier Sima S. Bilge Narelle Fegan Leanne Mills James C. Vary Jr. Phillip I. Tarr |
| Affiliation: | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Brisbane, Australia,1. and Children’s Hospital and Medical Center and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington2. |
| Abstract: | A PCR was developed for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 based on the rfbE O-antigen synthesis genes. A 479-bp PCR product was amplified specifically from E. coli O157 in cell lysates containing 200 or 2 CFU following crude DNA extraction. The PCR detected <1 CFU of E. coli O157 per ml in raw milk following enrichment. |
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