Detection of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in spices used in Mexico by dot blotting using a DNA probe

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-204

  Rodríguez Romo, Luis A ^a   Heredia, Norma L ^a   Labbé, Ronald G ^b   García Alvarado, J Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 2642653224     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.2.201     Document Type: Article

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