A survey of the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in raw meats, raw cow's milk and raw-milk cheeses in south-east Scotland

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 63-69

  Coia, John E ^a   Johnston, Yvonne ^a   Steers, Nicholas J ^a   Hanson, Mary F ^a  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Escherichia coli infections; Escherichia coli O157; Food poisoning; Food surveillance; Gastrointestinal infections; Immunomagnetic separation; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL SEPARATION; CHEESE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MEAT; MILK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MEAT; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035927173     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00490-6     Document Type: Article

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