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Summary: Two key themes within food microbiology are bacterial detection and control. There is a raft of sub-headings under each of these themes, but in the last decade molecular approaches within each have made a significant contribution to the field. This is a personal review of the author’s past and present contributions and future ideas for challenging food microbiology from a molecular perspective.

Keyword(s): bacteriophage , bioluminescence , injury , lux and RpoS
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1997-07-01
2024-11-03
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