Comparison of reverse passive latex agglutination test and immunoblotting for detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin A and B

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-238

  Di Pinto, A ^a   Forte, V T ^a   Ciccarese, G ^b   Conversano, M C ^a   Tantillo, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Zona Industriale ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 13744253864     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2004.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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