Current molecular techniques for the detection of microbial pathogens

Science Progress

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-50

  Galluzzi, Luca ^a   Magnani, Mauro ^a   Saunders, Nick ^b   Harms, Carsten ^c   Bruce, Ian James ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Microbial pathogens; Molecular detection of microbes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047257881     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685007780440521     Document Type: Review

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