An introduction to the hows and whys of molecular typing?

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1091-1101

  Farber, J M ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

genotyping; Molecular typing; PCR ribotyping; plasmid typing; pulsed field gel electrophoresis; RAPD; restriction enzyme analysis; ribotyping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029907539     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.10.1091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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