Evaluation of the petrifilm™ and redigel™ as rapid methods to the standard plate count method for the enumeration of processed meats and environmental samples

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-70

  Schmelder, Jennifer L ^a   Kalinowski, Robin M ^a   Bodnaruk, Peter W ^a  

^a Armour Swift Eckrich   (United States)

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EID: 0347935954     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2000.tb00348.x     Document Type: Article

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