Growth of Salmonella enteritidis in artificially contaminated hens' shell eggs

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 271-281

  Clay, C E ^a   Board, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGG; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

ANIMAL; CHICKENS; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; IRON; OVALBUMIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0025907082     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880004841X     Document Type: Article

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