Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica in fattening pigs

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 850-854

  Gürtler, Michael ^a   Alter, Thomas ^a   Kasimir, Sandra ^a   Linnebur, Mechthild ^b   Fehlhaber, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 17144375740     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.4.850     Document Type: Article

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