Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in foodstuffs of animal origin

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-160

  Pontellol, M ^a   Bersani, C ^a   Colmegna, S ^b   Cantoni, C ^a   Mammina, C ^c   Rizzi, M ^c   Barri, A ^c   Nozza, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^c Sezione di Milano ^*

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Foodstuffs of animal origin; Verocytotoxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; VEROTOXIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MEAT; MILK; SHIGA TOXIN;

EID: 0037263272     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023072014281     Document Type: Article

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