Salmonella detection in eggs using lux+ bacteriophages

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 908-914

  Chen, Jinru ^a   Griffiths, Mansel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

bioluminescence; eggs; pathogen detection; phage; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0029818119     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.9.908     Document Type: Article

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