Estimating bacterial density from tube dilution data by a Bayesian method

Food Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 341-363

  Roussanov, B ^a   Hawkins, D M ^a   Tatini, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 0030265828     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1996.0040     Document Type: Article

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