Escherichia coli O157:H7 and fermented sausages: A review

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 141-170

  Getty, Kelly J K ^a,b   Phebus, Randall K ^a   Marsden, James L ^a   Fung, Daniel Y C ^a   Kastner, Curtis L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034362387     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2000.tb00215.x     Document Type: Article

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