Subtyping of Bacillus cereus by total cell protein patterns and arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-314

  Matar, Ghassan M ^a   Slieman, Tony A ^a   Nabbut, Nassim H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Foodborne pathogens; Molecular typing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029758466     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00145422     Document Type: Article

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