Ribotyping and a study of transmission of Staphylococcus aureus collected from food preparation facilities

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1116-1122

  Kishimoto, Michiru ^a   Hioki, Yuichi ^b   Okano, Tetsuya ^b   Konuma, Hirotaka ^c   Takamizawa, Kazuhiro ^d   Kashio, Hajime ^a   Kasuga, Fumiko ^c  

^a Nagoya College   (Japan)

^b KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 2942556642     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.6.1116     Document Type: Article

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