Isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from some Egyptian foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 423-426

  Abdul Raouf, U M ^a   Ammar, M S ^a   Beuchat, L R ^b  

^a Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Chicken; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Lamb; Milk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOME; LAMB; MEAT; MILK; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029946892     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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