Prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli on the external packaging of raw meat

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 469-475

  Burgess, F ^a   Little, C L ^a   Allen, G ^b   Williamson, K ^b   Mitchell, R T ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; SALMONELLA;

EID: 14844300862     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.3.469     Document Type: Article

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