Prevalence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella on ready-to-eat betel leaves (Paan) and in water used for soaking betel leaves in North Indian cities

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 288-292

  Singh, Bhoj Raj ^a,b   Singh, Mohan ^a   Singh, Preetam ^a   Babu, N ^a   Chandra, Mudit ^a   Agarwal, Ravi Kant ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON EQUINES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PIPER BETEL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR PARATYPHI B; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR SAINTPAUL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR VIRCHOW;

EID: 33244477185     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.2.288     Document Type: Article

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