Development of a polymerase chain reaction-based assay for the detection of Alternaria fungal contamination in food products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1191-1197

  Zur, Gideon ^a   Hallerman, Eric M ^a,b   Sharf, Rachel ^a   Kashi, Yechezkel ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033214845     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.10.1191     Document Type: Article

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