Xg. Qu et al., A NEW METHOD BASED ON GELATION OF TACHYPLEUS AMEBOCYTE LYSATE FOR DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLIFORM USING A SERIES PIEZOELECTRIC QUARTZ-CRYSTAL SENSOR, Analytica chimica acta, 374(1), 1998, pp. 47-52
A new method utilizing a series piezoelectric quartz crystal (SPQC) se
nsor was used to monitor the gelation of Tachypleus amebocyte lysate (
TAL) and this reaction was applied to determine the Escherichia colifo
rm (E. coli). The technique depended on the change of conductivity and
permittivity during the course of gelation. This method was rapid and
sensitive. Some factors affecting the determination were discussed. R
esults showed that the frequency shift was linearly related to the log
arithm of E. coli concentration in the range of 2.1 x 10(4)-2.1 x 10(8
) cells/ml. The correlation coefficient is 0.993. This SPQC-TAL method
was compared with the standard pour plate counts (PPCs). The proposed
method for detection of E. coli is much faster and simpler than the t
raditional methods. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
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