Microbiological status of Australian sheep meat

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 380-385

  Vanderlinde, Paul B ^a   Shay, Barry ^a   Murray, James ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FOOD SAFETY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0033120518     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.4.380     Document Type: Article

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