Capture of Escherichia coli O157H7 Using Immunomagnetic Beads of Different Size and Antibody Conjugating Chemistry.docVIP

Sensors 2009, 9, 717-730; doi:10.3390/OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Capture of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Using Immunomagnetic Beads of Different Size and Antibody Conjugating Chemistry Shu-I Tu *, Sue Reed, Andrew Gehring, Yiping He and George Paoli United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: shui.tu@ Received: 17 October 2008; in revised version: 29 December 2008 / Accepted: 19 Januar