Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Hamburgers produced in Brazil

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1333-1335

  Silveira, Neliane F A ^a   Silva, Neusely ^a   Contreras, Carmen ^a   Miyagusku, Luciana ^a   Baccin, Maria De Lourdes F ^a   Koono, Eduardo ^a   Beraquet, Nelson J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BEEF; BRAZIL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; SORBITOL;

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EID: 0033229755     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.11.1333     Document Type: Article

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