Survival and growth of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in unpasteurized and pasteurized milk

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 610-613

  Wang, Guodong ^a   Zhao, Tong ^a   Doyle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Milk

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI 0157;

EID: 0030956799     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.6.610     Document Type: Article

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