Prevalence and numbers of Escherichia coli O157 on bovine hides at a beef slaughter plant

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 660-665

  O'Brien, S B ^a   Duffy, G ^a   Carney, E ^a   Sheridan, J J ^a   McDowell, D A ^b   Blair, I S ^b  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 17144382881     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-68.4.660     Document Type: Article

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