1. DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI SEROGROUPS O103, O91, O113, O145, O111, O157, AND O26 IN BEEF CARCASS SWABS, BEEF TRIM, AND GROUND BEEF Open Access Author: Valadez, Angela Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI SEROGROUPS O103, O91, O113, O145, O111, O157, AND O26 IN BEEF CARCASS SWABS, BEEF TRIM, AND GROUND BEEF Graduate Program: Food Science Keywords: beef productsEscherichia coli O-antigen serogroupsShiga toxinsdetection File: Download Final_MS_thesis_Angela_Valadez_Penn_State_2010.pdf Committee Members: Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCatherine Nettles Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEdward G Dudley, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorChitrita Debroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor