Evidence for Escherichia coli O157:H7 attachment to water distribution pipe materials by scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1970-1975

  Assanta, Mafu Akier ^a,b   Roy, Denis ^a   Lemay, Marie Josée ^a,b   Montpetit, Diane ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036918514     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.12.1970     Document Type: Article

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