Occurrence of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in Norwegian pork products determined by a PCR method and a traditional culturing method

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 75-80

  Johannessen, Gro S ^a   Kapperud, Georg ^b,c   Kruse, Hilde ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Culturing method; Pathogenic Y. enterocolitica; PCR; Pork products

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEAT; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT PRODUCTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0033966604     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00173-7     Document Type: Article

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