Yersinia

Molecular Detection of Foodborne Pathogens

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 501-518

  Skurnik, Mikael ^a,b   Rådström, Peter ^c   Knutsson, Rickard ^d   Segerman, Bo ^d   Hallanvuo, Saija ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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