Prevalence and numbers of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in minced beef and beef burgers from butcher shops and supermarkets in the Republic of Ireland

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-212

  Cagney, C ^a   Crowley, H ^a   Duffy, G ^a   Sheridan, J J ^a   O'Brien, S ^a   Carney, E ^a   Anderson, W ^b   McDowell, D A ^c   Blair, I S ^c   Bishop, R H ^c  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef burgers; Detection; Enumeration; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Minced beef

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 10744224492     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(03)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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