Contamination of bovine carcasses and abattoir environment by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Istanbul

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-344

  Gun, H ^a   Yilmaz, A ^a   Turker, S ^a   Tanlasi, A ^a   Yilmaz, H ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Bovine; Carcasses; Contamination; E. coli O157:H7; Istanbul

Indexed keywords

AGAR; WATER;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARCASS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAND; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LEG; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; TURKEY;

EID: 0141454902     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00476-2     Document Type: Article

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