Detection of Salmonella spp. contamination in raw materials and cosmetics/pharmaceutical products using the BAX™ system, a PCR-based assay

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-76

  Jimenez, L ^a   Smalls, S ^a   Scalici, C ^a   Bosko, Y ^a   Ignar, R ^a   English, D ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

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EID: 0032345411     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.1998.tb00185.x     Document Type: Article

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