A PCR specific for Escherichia coli O157 based on the rfb locus encoding O157 lipopolysaccharide

  • P. M. Desmarchelier
  • , S. S. Bilge
  • , N. Fegan
  • , L. Mills
  • , Jr Vary
  • , P. I. Tarr

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1801-1804
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

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