Molecular characterization of the diversity of Campylobacter spp. isolates collected from a poultry slaughterhouse: Analysis of cross-contamination

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 370-374

  Rivoal, K ^a   Denis, M ^a   Salvat, G ^a   Colin, P ^a   Ermel, Gwennola ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION;

BROILER FLOCKS; CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; CROSS CONTAMINATION; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; POULTRY CARCASS; PROCESSING PLANTS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; RISK FACTORS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FLAGELLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARCASS; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 0033392587     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1999.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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