Detection of Pectinatus beer spoilage bacteria by using the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1571-1573

  Satokari, Reetta ^a   Juvonen, Riikka ^a   Von Wright, Atte ^a   Haikara, Auli ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Beer spoilage; PCR; Pectinatus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031445369     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.12.1571     Document Type: Article

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