Prevalence and characteristics of Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from minced meat in Switzerland

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 63-69

  Fantelli, K ^a   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

E. coli O157; Listeria monocytogenes; Minced meat; Shigatoxin producing E. coli

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; SWINE; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATTLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXINS; SWINE; SWITZERLAND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0035935072     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00515-3     Document Type: Article

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