title: Performance tested method certification of BAX for Screening/Salmonella: a case study.
abstract: This report details the independent laboratory study of the BAX for Screening/Salmonella assay to complete AOAC Performance Tested Method certification. The performance of the BAX system was compared with those of BAM culture methods on food samples inoculated with Salmonella. This study validated product claims. Performance Tested Method status was granted for the screening assay.
authors.affiliation: Qualicon, Inc., Wilmington, DE 19880-0357, USA.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mrozinski
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Betts
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coates
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012475:Salmonella / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial