Selection of universal primers for PCR quantification of total bacteria associated with fish fillets

Food Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-285

  Lee, Jung Lim ^a   Levin, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish fillets; PCR; Universal primers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA; SELECTION;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE (EB); FISH FILLETS; PCR; UNIVERSAL PRIMERS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33750849734     PISSN: 08905436     EISSN: 15324249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08905430600904492     Document Type: Article

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