Efficacy of Enrichment Broths in the Recovery of Freeze-Injured Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Inoculated Ground Beef by PCR

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1911-1915

  Lionberg, W C ^a   Restaino, L ^a   Frampton, E W ^a   Barbour, W M ^b  

^a R and F Laboratories   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0142095145     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.10.1911     Document Type: Article

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