Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54098#.VO16-izQrzE Author(s) Arghavan Shabani 1,2 , Christophe A. Marquette 3 , Rosemonde Mandeville 1 , Marcus F. Lawrence 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Biophage Pharma, Montreal, Canada . 2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada . 3 Laboratoire de Génie Enzymatique et Biomoléculaire, ICBMS UMR5246-Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France . ABSTRACT This review intends to present an overview of methods currently under development for the specific and sensitive detection of pathogenic bacteria that exist in a variety of human environments. Bacteria continue to be a major health threat in general, and much effort is being deployed to counteract this problem. In a first instance, current and efficient techniques in use for the detection of bacteria are described. In a second instance, this review serves to compare th...
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