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Optimization of a Phage Amplification Assay To Permit Accurate Enumeration of Viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Cells
25 Apr 2009
Abstract excerpt
A commercially available phage amplification assay, FASTPlaqueTB (Biotec Laboratories, Ipswich, United Kingdom), when used according to the manufacturer's instructions, does not permit accurate enumeration of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. The aim of this study was to optimize the phage amplification assay conditions to permit accurate quantification of viable M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis cells....
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