Cloth-based hybridization array system for the detection of Clostridium botulinum type A, B, E, and F neurotoxin genes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1477-1483

  Gauthier, M ^a   Cadieux, B ^b   Austin, J W ^b   Blais, B W ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 21844465395     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.7.1477     Document Type: Article

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