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Real-Time PCR Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in Pharmaceutical Products Contaminated with Low Levels of Bacterial Contamination
Luis Jimenez, Theranda Jashari, Jenifer Vasquez, Stephanie Zapata, Joy Bochis, Margarita Kulko, Victoria Ellman, Matthew Gardner and Tina Choe
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2018, 72 (1) 73-80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2017.007971
Luis Jimenez
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Theranda Jashari
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Jenifer Vasquez
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Stephanie Zapata
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Joy Bochis
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Margarita Kulko
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Victoria Ellman
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Matthew Gardner
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Tina Choe
Biology and Horticulture Department, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ

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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Vol. 72, Issue 1
January/February 2018
Real-Time PCR Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in Pharmaceutical Products Contaminated with Low Levels of Bacterial Contamination
Luis Jimenez, Theranda Jashari, Jenifer Vasquez, Stephanie Zapata, Joy Bochis, Margarita Kulko, Victoria Ellman, Matthew Gardner, Tina Choe
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Jan 2018, 72 (1) 73-80; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2017.007971
Real-Time PCR Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in Pharmaceutical Products Contaminated with Low Levels of Bacterial Contamination
Luis Jimenez, Theranda Jashari, Jenifer Vasquez, Stephanie Zapata, Joy Bochis, Margarita Kulko, Victoria Ellman, Matthew Gardner, Tina Choe
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Jan 2018, 72 (1) 73-80; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2017.007971
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