title: Development of a multispecies identification field test by modified agar-gel immunodiffusion.
abstract: A multispecies identification field test (MULTI-SIFT) was developed for detection of beef, poultry, pork, sheep, horse, and deer in a wide variety of raw meat products. The test is an adaptation of previously developed field screening immunodiffusion tests for detection of single species. MULTI-SIFT was demonstrated to be specific, relatively sensitive, and accurate in the complete speciation of 100 meat samples.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Medical Microbiology Branch, Beltsville, MD 20705.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cutufelli
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mageau
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003670:Deer; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D006736:Horses; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000379:methods*; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine