Detection and Diagnosis of Escherichia Coli O157: H7 in Food-Producing Animals

Microbial Food Safety in Animal Agriculture: Current Topics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 143-154

  Moxley, Rodney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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