A comparison of two culture media for the recovery of thermophilic campylobacters in broiler farm samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-371

  Whyte, P ^a   Mc Gill, K ^a   Cowley, D ^a   Carroll, C ^b   Doolan, I ^b   O'Leary, A ^b   Casey, E ^b   Collins, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Broiler; Campylobacter; Isolation; Media

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 0038460796     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00064-2     Document Type: Article

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