Sensitivity of PCR detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in raspberries, basil, and mesclun lettuce

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-280

  Steele, Marina ^a   Unger, Scott ^a   Odumeru, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basil; Cyclospora cayetanensis; Detection; Lettuce; Raspberries

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; EVALUATION; GUATEMALA; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASPBERRY;

CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; LACTUCA; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 0038054108     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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