Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 2424-2427 , July 2006

Technical Note: A Rapid Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Method for Analysis of Bifidobacteria

Received 4 October 2005 ,Accepted 23 February 2006.

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doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72315-3

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 2424-2427 , July 2006

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