An improved direct plate method for the enumeration of stressed Escherichia coli O157:H7 from food

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1093-1097

  Mccarthy, Jan ^a   Holbrook, Roy ^a   Stephens, Peter J ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxoid Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MEMBRANE; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032169702     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.9.1093     Document Type: Article

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