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. 1978 Apr;35(4):813–816. doi: 10.1128/aem.35.4.813-816.1978

Chemiluminescent detection of bacteria: experimental and theoretical limits.

C A Miller, P O Vogelhut
PMCID: PMC242929  PMID: 348109

Abstract

The limit of sensitivity of the chemiluminescent assay for detection of bacteria by hemeprotein catalysis of luminol oxidation was determined, both experimentally and theoretically, to be no lower than 10(5) to 10(6) viable bacterial per ml.

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