Identification of Listeria species by a semi-nested polymerase chain reaction

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 637-640

  Manzano, M ^a   Cocolin, L ^a   Ferroni, P ^a   Gasparini, V ^a   Narduzzi, D ^b   Cantoni, C ^c   Comi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b ASS 4   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

iap gene; identification; Listeria; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LISTERIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA SEELIGERI; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI;

EID: 0030271740     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(96)84020-4     Document Type: Article

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