Isolation of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli from milk filters in south-western Ontario

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 253-260

  Clarke, R C ^a   Mcewen, S A ^a   Gannon, V P ^a   Lior, H ^a   Gyles, C L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; MILK;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; DAIRY PRODUCT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING; SHORT SURVEY; VERO CELL;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; MILK; ONTARIO; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I;

EID: 0024520876     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800029927     Document Type: Article

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