Detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from broiler chicken-related samples using BAX PCR and conventional international organization for standardization culture

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 835-838

  Williams, Lisa K ^a   McMeechan, Alisdair ^a   Baalham, Tamsin ^b   Ward, Laura ^b   Humphrey, Tom J ^a   Jørgensen, Frieda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxoid Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 41849097420     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.4.835     Document Type: Article

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