Microbiological quality & incidence of organisms of public health importance in food & water in Ludhiana

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 103, Issue MAY, 1996, Pages 253-258

  Ram, S ^a   Khurana, S ^a   Khurana, S B ^a   Vadehra, D V ^b   Sharma, S ^b   Chhina, R S ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Enteropathogens; Food poisoning; Gastroenteritis; Microbial contamination; Potable water; Staple food; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA; MILK; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VEGETABLE; WATER CONTAMINATION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0029943912     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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