Incidence of coagulase positive Staphylococcus on beef carcasses in three Australian abattoirs

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-229

  Desmarchelier, Patricia M ^a   Higgs, Glen M ^a   Mills, Leanne ^a   Sullivan, Andrea M ^a   Vanderlinde, Paul B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef carcasses; Chilling; Contamination; Dressing; Hands; Slaughter; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARCASS; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEAT; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; COAGULASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HAND; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; MEAT; REFRIGERATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033559002     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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