African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5238

Full Length Research Paper

Bridging technique failure through low-tech improvisation: A case study of food microbiology

Most Tahera Naznin
  • Most Tahera Naznin
  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden.
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Sofia Windstam
  • Sofia Windstam
  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden.
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Rumana Akter
  • Rumana Akter
  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden.
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Lars Mogren
  • Lars Mogren
  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden.
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Hanna Y. Berhane
  • Hanna Y. Berhane
  • Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, 26751/1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Yemane Berhane
  • Yemane Berhane
  • Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, 26751/1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Eva-Charlotte Ekström
  • Eva-Charlotte Ekström
  • Department of Women’s and Children Health, International Maternal and Child Heath, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Magnus Jirström
  • Magnus Jirström
  • Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden.
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Beatrix W. Alsanius
  • Beatrix W. Alsanius
  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden.
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  •  Received: 23 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 07 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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