Estimation of microbiological quality of egg using chromogenic Limulus amoebocyte lysate endpoint assay

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-36

  Dancer, G I ^a   Kang, D H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; LIMULUS; LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 20544460930     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2005.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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