Control of the contamination of pig carcasses by Escherichia coli from their mouths

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 43-48

  Gill, C O ^a   Jones, T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Pasteurization; Pig carcasses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEAT; MOUTH; SWINE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031764093     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00125-1     Document Type: Article

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