Control of nonspecific reactions on reversed passive latex agglutination assay (RPLA) for detecting nanogram quantities of staphylococcal enterotoxins

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 493-497

  Pereira, M L ^a   Heneine, L G D ^a   Pereira, J L ^b   Bergdoll, M S ^c  

^a FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterotoxin; RPLA; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031323795     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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