VTEC: Lessons learned from British outbreaks

Journal of Applied Microbiology Symposium Supplement

Volumn 88, Issue 29, 2000, Pages

  Pennington, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MILK; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034038506     PISSN: 02674440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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