Development of a medium for differentiation between Escherichia coli and Escherichia coli O157:H7

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-317

  Kang, Dong Hyun ^a   Fung, Daniel Y C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD SAFETY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDIGOFERA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0033120486     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.4.313     Document Type: Article

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