Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Bacillus cereus and its enterotoxins in milk and milk products in and around Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 280-284

  Ombui, J N ^a   Nduhiu, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BACILLACEAE INFECTIONS; BACILLUS CEREUS; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MILK; PREVALENCE;

EID: 23844547969     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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