Staphylococcus aureus and food poisoning

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-76

  Le Loir, Yves ^a   Baron, Florence ^a   Gautier, Michel ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Enterotoxins; Food matrix; Food poisoning; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN;

ABSORPTION; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD POISONING; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY;

ENTEROTOXINS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL FOOD POISONING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 1242326951     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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