Comparison of an immunochromatographic method and the TaqMan E. coli O157:H7 assay for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in alfalfa sprout spent irrigation water and in sprouts after blanching.
D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D014871:Water Microbiology