Effect of food matrix and cell growth on PCR-based detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-232

  Taylor, T Matthew ^a,b   Elhanafi, Driss ^a   Drake, Maryanne ^a   Jaykus, Lee Ann ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 13544275783     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.2.225     Document Type: Article

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