Prevalence and characterization of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in pig tonsils from different slaughterhouses

Food Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-101

  Fredriksson Ahomaa, M ^a   Bjorkroth J ^b   Hielm, S ^b   Korkeala, H ^b  

^a Lebensmittel Tierischen Ursprungs   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; TONSIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0034142303     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1999.0288     Document Type: Article

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