Vibrio infections associated with raw oyster consumption in Florida, 1981-1994

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-357

  Gary Hlady, W ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; food poisoning; oysters; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

NEGIBACTERIA; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 15644362202     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-60.4.353     Document Type: Article

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