A PCR assay based on a sequence-characterized amplified region marker for detection of emetic Bacillus cereus

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1694-1701

  Nakano, Shigeru ^a   Maeshima, Hideki ^a   Matsumura, Atsushi ^a   Ohno, Katsutoshi ^a   Ueda, Shigeko ^b   Kuwabara, Yoshihiro ^b   Yamada, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Shiga 525 0055   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA NUTRITION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4043121115     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.8.1694     Document Type: Article

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