Development of a macrophage cell culture method to isolate and enrich Francisella tularensis from food matrices for subsequent detection by real-time PCR

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1156-1164

  Day, J B ^a   Whiting, R C ^a,b  

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

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; LACTUCA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 67650096771     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.6.1156     Document Type: Article

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