Microbiological sampling of poultry carcass portions by excision, rinsing, or swabbing

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2718-2720

  Gill, C O ^a   Badoni, M ^a   Moza, L F ^b   Barbut, S ^b   Griffiths, M W ^b  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 28644437484     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.12.2718     Document Type: Article

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