Monoclonal antibody-based ELISA for detection of Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 621-625

  Liu, Zonglin L ^a   Blaschek, Hans P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

alpha toxin; Clostridium perfringens; ELISA; monoclonal antibodies; phospholipase C

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0029781913     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.6.621     Document Type: Article

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