Detection of Bacillus cereus diarrheal enterotoxin in raw and pasteurized milk

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1391-1393

  Odumeru, Joseph A ^a   Toner, Ann K ^b   Muckle, C Anne ^c   Griffiths, Mansel W ^b   Lynch, John A ^a  

^a FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Enterotoxins; TECRA

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 0030775126     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-60.11.1391     Document Type: Article

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