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Real-Time PCR Methods for Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens in Meat and Meat Products

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  1. Food Safety and Technology Research Group, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Subdirección de Investigación y Tecnología, Ctra. Burgos km. 119, Finca Zamadueñas, 47071 Valladolid, Spain

    Marta Hernández & David Rodríguez-Lázaro

  2. Meat Research Institute (DMRI), Maglegaardsvej 2, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark

    Flemming Hansen

  3. Food and Environmental Microbiology, DEFRA Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, Y01 1LZ York, UK

    Nigel Cook

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    Hernández, M., Hansen, F., Cook, N., Rodríguez-Lázaro, D. (2009). Real-Time PCR Methods for Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens in Meat and Meat Products. In: Toldrá, F. (eds) Safety of Meat and Processed Meat. Food Microbiology and Food Safety. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89026-5_16

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