Study of Clostridium butyricum Strains Isolated from Grana Padano: Molecular Characterization and Assessment of Toxicological Properties

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Lucchini, F ^a   Rebecchi, A ^a   Senini, L ^a   Cappa, F ^a   Cocconcelli, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Botulinal neurotoxin; Clostridium butyricum; Early blowing; Grana Padano; RAPD

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345766793     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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