Detection of hepatitis A virus in shellfish (Mytilus galloprovincialis) with RT-PCR

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1681-1685

  Di Pinto, A ^a   Forte, V T ^a   Tantillo, G M ^a   Terio, V ^a   Buonavoglia, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; MYTILUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 0141796710     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.9.1681     Document Type: Article

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