The BAX PCR Assay for Screening Listeria monocytogenes targets a partial putative gene lmo2234

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1507-1511

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Hughes, Allison ^a,b   Wilt, Grier ^a,b   Knabel, Stephen J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box 176B ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 3242675432     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.7.1507     Document Type: Article

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