Comparison of excision and swabbing sampling methods to determine the microbiological quality of swine carcass surfaces

Food Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 459-464

  Palumbo, S A ^a   Klein, P ^b   Capra, J ^c   Eblen, S ^a   Miller, A J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Leidy's Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCASS; EXCISION; FOOD MICROBIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032693238     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1998.0259     Document Type: Article

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