Detection of pathogenic and spoilage micro-organisms in food with the polymerase chain reaction

Food Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-31

  Scheu, Pia M ^a   Berghof, Kornelia ^a   Stahl, Ulf ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q BETA REPLICASE AMPLIFICATION; SELF SUSTAINED SEQUENCE REPLICATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0032005940     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1997.0134     Document Type: Article

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