Comparison of weep and carcass rinses for recovery of Campylobacter from retail broiler carcasses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1720-1723

  Musgrove, Michael T ^a   Cox, Nelson A ^a   Berrang, Mark E ^a   Harrison, Mark A ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 0141573504     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.9.1720     Document Type: Article

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