Survival and recovery of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in inoculated bottled water

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 948-952

  Warburton, D W ^a   Austin, J W ^a   Harrison, B H ^a   Sanders, G ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CEFIXIME; CEFSULODIN; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS AGAR; INOCULATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; PATHOGENICITY; POTASSIUM TELLURITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELECTIVE PLATING; SORBITOL MACCONKEY AGAR; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032145566     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.8.948     Document Type: Article

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