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Statistical Considerations in the Sampling of Escherichia coli from Intestinal Sources for Serotyping
Author(s) -
HEDGES A. J.,
HOWE KATHERINE,
LINTON A. H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1977.tb00751.x
Subject(s) - serotype , escherichia coli , sampling (signal processing) , biology , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , statistics , mathematics , computer science , medicine , genetics , filter (signal processing) , computer vision , gene
A theoretical study of the expected distribution of Escherichia coli serotypes among samples randomly drawn from populations containing different numbers, ranging from 2 to 40, was compared with experimental data based on the examination of 10 and 100 coiony samples from the same specimens. From these studies it was possible to lay down guide lines for the planning of efficient sampling programmes for determining most or all serotypes present in various animal species.