Prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica strains in pigs in the United States

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 7117-7121

  Bhaduri, Saumya ^a   Wesley, Irene V ^b   Bush, Eric J ^c  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONTAMINATION; MEATS;

CONTAMINATION RATE; PATHOGENIC YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; PORK PRODUCTION;

MICROORGANISMS;

PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROPREVALENCE; SWINE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SWINE; TAQ POLYMERASE; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 30544449487     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.11.7117-7121.2005     Document Type: Article

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