Detection of pathogenic and spoilage micro-organisms in food with the polymerase chain reaction

Food Microbiology - Tập 15 Số 1 - Trang 13-31 - 1998
P. Scheu1,2, K. Berghof1, U. Ståhl2
1BioteCon GmbH, Technische Universität Berlin, Gustav-Meyer Allee 25, D-13355, Berlin, Germany
2Fachgebiet Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Technische Universität Berlin, Gustav-Meyer Allee 25, D-13355, Berlin, Germany

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