Bifidobacteria as indicators of faecal contamination in meat and meat products: Detection, determination of origin and comparison with Escherichia coli

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-207

  Beerens, H ^a  

^a Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Microbiologie Pharmaceutique   (France)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Escherichia coli; Faecal contamination

Indexed keywords

PAROMOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MEAT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLACEAE; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; PAROMOMYCIN; SWINE; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0032515894     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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