Development of a PCR Assay for Detection of Enterobacteriaceae in Foods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1798-1804

  Nakano, Shigeru ^a   Kobayashi, Toru ^a   Funabiki, Kenichi ^a   Matsumura, Atsushi ^a   Nagao, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamada, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Shiga 525 0055   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MIRABILIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0142063506     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.10.1798     Document Type: Article

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