Highly specific fiber optic immunosensor coupled with immunomagnetic separation for detection of low levels of <it>Listeria monocytogenes</it> and <it>L. ivanovii</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Immunomagnetic separation (IMS) and immunoassays are widely used for pathogen detection. However, novel technology platforms with highly selective antibodies are essential to improve detection sensitivity, specificity and performance...

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Main Authors: Mendonça Marcelo, Conrad Neida L, Conceição Fabricio R, Moreira Ângela N, da Silva Wladimir P, Aleixo José AG, Bhunia Arun K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/275