Characterization of the risk to human health of pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from chicken carcasses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 741-746

  Caya, François ^a   Fairbrother, John M ^a   Lessard, Louise ^b   Quessy, Sylvain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Lab d'Hyg Veterinaire Alimentaire   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; DIARRHEA; FOOD ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTICEMIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033166369     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.7.741     Document Type: Article

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