Overview of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1444-1446

  Neill, Marguerite A ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Shiga like toxin; Verotoxin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030728257     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.11.1444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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