PCR detection of Bacillus and Staphylococcus in various foods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1271-1277

  Nakano, Shigeru ^a   Kobayashi, Toru ^a   Funabiki, Kenichi ^a   Matsumura, Atsushi ^a   Nagao, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamada, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Shiga 525 0055   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROCOCCUS; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; LISTERIA GRAYI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 2942623631     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.6.1271     Document Type: Article

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