1. Battling Food-Poisoning Bacteria.
- Author
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McGraw, Linda
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FOODBORNE diseases , *DIAGNOSTIC use of polymerase chain reaction , *ESCHERICHIA coli - Abstract
Features the work of the National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa on food safety. Information on foodborne illnesses in the United States; Information on the National Food Safety Initiative; Details on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests; Tools used for reducing Escherichia coli; Details on a prototype instrument based on fluorescent spectroscopy invented by Mark A. Rasmussen and Thomas A. Casey for identifying fecal contamination on meat.
- Published
- 1999