Pathogenic Escherichia coli in traditional African weaning foods

Food Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-54

  Nyatoti, Violet N ^a   Mtero, Shungu S ^a   Rukure, Grace ^a  

^a Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Ecsherichia coli; Pathogenic E. coli; Weaning foods

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031065853     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-7135(96)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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