Detection of Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica and verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in pigs at slaughter in Italy

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 101-110

  Bonardi, S ^a   Brindani, F ^a   Pizzin, G ^a   Lucidi, L ^a   D'Incau, M ^b   Liebana, E ^c   Morabito, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

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

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

E. coli O157; Pig; S. typhimurium DT104; Salmonella spp.; Slaughterhouse; Y. enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ITALY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA BREDENEY; SALMONELLA DERBY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; TONSIL; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FOOD CONTROL; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; SEROTYPING; SWINE DISEASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA BREDENEY; SALMONELLA DERBY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR BREDENEY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DERBY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUS SCROFA; TYPHIMURIUM; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; ITALY; MEAT; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0142010080     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00504-4     Document Type: Article

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