title: TECRA Unique test for rapid detection of Salmonella in food: collaborative study.
abstract: The TECRA Unique Salmonella test uses the principle of immunoenrichment to allow rapid detection of Salmonellae in food. A collaborative study was conducted to compare the TECRA Salmonella Unique test with the reference culture method given in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Bacteriological Analytical Manual. Three food types (milk powder, pepper, and soy flour) were analyzed in Australia and 2 food types (milk chocolate and dried egg) were analyzed in the United States. Forty-one collaborators participated in the study. For each of the 5 foods at each of the 3 levels, a comparison showed no significant differences (p > or = 0.05) in the proportion of positive test samples for Unique and that for the reference method using the Chi-square test for independence with continuity correction.
authors.affiliation: TECRA International, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dailianis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McIntyre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001315:Australia; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000382:microbiology; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology; D005433:Flour / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012015:Reference Standards; D012475:Salmonella / Q000737:chemistry*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000382:microbiology; D017365:Spices / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007202:Indicators and Reagents