Isolation and characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from meat and dairy products

Food Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-398

  Al Gallas, N ^a   Ben Aissa R, R ^a   Attia Annabi, Th ^b   Bahri, O ^a   Boudabous, A ^c  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b Serv Regl l'Hyg Milieu Ben Arous   (Tunisia)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0036707067     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.2002.0488     Document Type: Article

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