Isolation of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from foods using EHEC agar

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-113

  Hudson, J Andrew ^a   Nicol, C ^b   Capill, J ^a   Bennett, J ^b  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEATS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

COLONY FORMING UNITS; E. COLI O157; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; INOCULA; MEAT PRODUCTS; MINCED BEEF; PASTEURIZED MILK; SEROTYPES; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

RECOVERY;

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT; MILK; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034007118     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2000.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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