Cross-contamination with Salmonella on a broiler slaughterhouse line demonstrated by use of epidemiological markers

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 826-835

  Olsen, J E ^a   Brown, D J ^a   Madsen, M ^b   Bisgaard, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Broiler production; Cross contamination; Salmonella; Typing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CONTAMINATION; DNA;

BROILER PRODUCTIONS; CLEANING PROCEDURES; CONTROL POINT; CROSS CONTAMINATION; FINISHED PRODUCTS; PHAGE TYPING; SEROTYPES; SKIN SAMPLES; SLAUGHTER LINES; TYPING;

SALMONELLA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0038216542     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01911.x     Document Type: Article

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