PCR primers for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins K, L, and M and survey of staphylococcal enterotoxin types in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from food poisoning cases in Taiwan

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1072-1079

  Chiang, Yu Cheng ^a   Chang, Li Tung ^a   Lin, Chia Wei ^a   Yang, Chi Yea ^b   Tsen, Hau Yang ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33646488032     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.5.1072     Document Type: Review

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