A quantitative real-time PCR method for monitoring clostridium botulinum type A in rice samples

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 688-694

  Takahashi, Hajime ^a   Takakura, Chikako ^a   Kimura, B O N ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 77951157022     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.4.688     Document Type: Article

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