Automated system rapidly identifies and characterizes microorganisms in food

Food Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-81

  Bruce, James ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTAMINATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DNA; FOOD PRODUCTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPURITIES; MICROORGANISMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATED SYSTEM; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; RIBOTYPING;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0030060884     PISSN: 00156639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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