Evaluation of an alkaline phosphatase-labeled oligonucleotide probe for the detection and enumeration of the thermostable-related hemolysin (trh) gene of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2770-2772

  Nordstrom, Jessica L ^a   Rangdale, Rachel ^b   Vickery, Michael C L ^c   Phillips, Andrea M B ^d   Murray, Shelley L ^e   Wagley, Sariqa ^b   DePaola, Angelo ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPHEID   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^e Alaska Department Environmental Conservation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 33751237980     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.11.2770     Document Type: Article

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