The certification of a reference material for the evaluation of methods for the enumeration of Bacillus cereus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 266-274

  In 't Veld, P H ^a   Havelaar, A H ^a   Van Strijp Lockefeer, N G W M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BROMOTHYMOL BLUE; COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCES; CONDITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EGG YOLKS; EVALUATION OF METHODS; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; PYRUVATES; REFERENCE MATERIAL; STORAGE TEMPERATURES;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

BROMOTHYMOL BLUE; MANNITOL; POLYMYXIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CERTIFICATION; COLONY FORMATION; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 0033001185     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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