Development of a microtiter - Based assay for assessment of virulence response in Salmonella typhimurium exposed to fresh produce extracts

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Nutt, J D ^a   Li, X ^a   Zabala Diaz I B ^a   Woodward, C L ^a   Ricke, S C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0042205311     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2003.tb00403.x     Document Type: Article

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