Automated ribotyping for the identification and characterization of foodborne clostridia

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2970-2975

  Kennett, Charles A ^a   Stark, Benjamin ^b  

^a Kraft Foods Technology Center   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM AEROTOLERANS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES;

EID: 33845600862     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.12.2970     Document Type: Article

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