Enterotoxin gene profile and antibiogram of bacillus cereus strains isolated from raw meats and meat products

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-28

  Rather, M A ^a   Aulakh, R S ^a   Gill, J P S ^a   Ghatak, S ^a  

^a GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (India)

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Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84856467379     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2011.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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