

@article {14135,
	title = {Development of a quantitative competitive {PCR} assay for detection and quantification of {Escherichia} coli {O}157:{H}7 cells},
	journal = {Appl Environ Microbiol},
	volume = {67},
	number = {7},
	year = {2001},
	pages = {3291{\textendash}3294},
	abstract = {A quantitative competitive PCR (QC-PCR) assay was developed to detect and quantify Escherichia coli O157:H7 cells. From 10(3) to 10(8) CFU of E. coli O157:H7 cells/ml was quantified in broth or skim milk, and cell densities predicted by QC-PCR were highly related to viable cell counts (r(2) = 0.99 and 0.93, respectively). QC-PCR has potential for quantitative detection of pathogenic bacteria in foods.},
	doi = {10.1128/AEM.67.7.3291-3294.2001},
	author = {Li, W and Drake, M A}
}
