E. coli O157:H7; A European perspective

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-182

  Duffy, G ^a   Garvey, P ^a   Sheridan, J J ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Control; Epidemiology; Methods; Pathogenicity verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034385099     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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