Characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from carcasses of beef cattle during their processing at an abattoir in Brazil

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-198

  Rigobelo, E C ^a   Stella, A E ^a   Avila F A ^a   Macedo, C ^b   Marin, J M ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Beef carcass; Escherichia coli; Multidrug resistance; STEC

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VEROTOXIN 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF CATTLE; BRAZIL; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVISCERATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROCESSING; SAMPLE; SEASON; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SHIGA TOXIN;

BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33745957976     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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