Prevalence of the enterotoxin gene and clonality of Clostridium perfringens strains associated with food-poisoning outbreaks

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 240-243

  Ridell, J ^a   Bjorkroth J ^a   Eisgruber, H ^b   Schalch, B ^b   Stolle, A ^b   Korkeala, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0343025484     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.2.240     Document Type: Article

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